thrusting

verb

present participle of thrust
1
as in pushing
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one the cat thrust her paw under the couch, trying to reach her toy mouse

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2
as in rising
to move or extend upward the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley

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Recent Examples of thrusting Amanda and her teenage daughter Sarah (Florence Hunt) visit the older couple’s London home one morning, shocked to open their bedroom door to find Martin on top of Leslie, thrusting away. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026 School Pictures is doing its part to maintain that reputation by thrusting the space into the very Zeitgeist-y conversation around the city’s famously byzantine school system. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026 Wednesday’s crash marks the third deadly train disaster in Spain this year, thrusting worries about railway maintenance, investment and staffing levels into the spotlight. — Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 According to police, and as the videos appear to show, the robot touches the 16-year-old's buttocks and repeatedly makes thrusting movements toward her. — October 14, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Its aggressively artificial imagery evokes the kind of AI-slop, dreamcore videos that tend to populate social media these days, thrusting the audience into increasingly unsettling spaces that seem generated from a stranger’s hazy childhood. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 The Raunchiest Miley Cyrus shocked viewers by stripping down to a nude bikini top and briefs and grinding, twerking and thrusting on fellow performer Robin Thicke at the 2013 show in one of the raciest performances in MTV history. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 On Kauai’s south shore, Hurricane Lowell lifted a home off its foundation and split it in two, the storm’s powerful winds thrusting part of the structure across the street. — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026 Key players George Springer and Ernie Clement were sidelined, thrusting Jesus Sanchez into the outfield. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrusting
  1. pushing
  2. rising
  3. shoving
  4. climbing
  5. driving
  6. ascending
  7. soaring
  8. lifting
Verb
  • But the seismic shift in the balance of power is pushing events to unfold before the actual takeover takes place.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Writing Ring of Night wound up pushing its author in an entirely new direction.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • Amid rising French sovereign debt pressures and inflation remaining above target, such continuity could reduce market anxieties over abrupt policy shifts while mitigating potential volatility across European bond markets.
    — , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • With anxieties rising across the land, the couple’s relationship begins to fracture when Sovieshu falls in love with runaway slave Rashta (Lee Seyoung) and attempts to move heaven and earth to win her heart.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of rising
Verb
  • The video from student cameras on Friday shows pushing and shoving before a Pine-Richland player throws a punch at a Plum player's head.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The agent appeared to point their gun at the neighbor’s face before shoving him into a row of hedges.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of shoving
Verb
  • But the possibility that these new tracks were augmented by AI saps the novelty, in the same way that an AI video of a raccoon climbing a string of Christmas lights isn’t cute in the slightest.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • To gin up attention, the group’s PR person staged a stunt that involved the band climbing the statute of Eros in the middle of the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain in London’s Piccadilly Circus.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of climbing
Verb
  • The tokens burned spitting out anti-Waymo opinions are part of a monthslong battle between Waymo and its rivals over whether the autonomous driving company can operate commercially on the streets of several major cities.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • There was even a Panthers defensive stand in which the Broncos only burned 59 seconds and the Panthers had the ball, driving, with two minutes left in the game — only five points down.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of driving
Verb
  • Oh, and Reed told Helen that Wallace was likely to be rewarded for being untainted by scandal — next stop, ascending from secretary of state for Defence to prime minister.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Starting out, Firstman didn’t dare dream of ascending the stairs to the Grand Palais or carving a path to the Oscars stage.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of ascending
Verb
  • Even diversified supply cannot shield countries from large shocks in global markets, as the American experience with soaring fuel prices shows.
    — Laurence Tubiana, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The electro-pop track showcases the members vocal strengths, from hard-hitting raps to syrupy, soaring high notes — all of which are united with groovy, metallic production and making for a high-energy addition to its set.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of soaring
Verb
  • Unveiled in September, Digit v5 is designed for cooperatively safe work alongside humans and a broader range of industrial workflows, including heavier lifting capabilities and a longer reach.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The central bank typically seeks to bring down inflation by lifting its key interest rate to cool borrowing and spending.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of lifting

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“Thrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrusting. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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