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Recent Examples of elbowed
Rod Sellers and Laettner grappled for a loose ball and Sellers elbowed Laettner in the face and slammed his head to the floor.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Fort Worth police officer Bobbie Sanchez, who was elbowed in the jaw while apprehending a suspect, told the Star-Telegram there was not a single oral surgeon in the city’s network who could treat her injuries, which delayed her recovery.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Jokic elbowed into the pantheon of greatness with three MVPs, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, and Shaquille O’Neal among the top centers to ever roam the earth.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
The other one laughed but elbowed him.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Identifying Termites Subterranean termites have thicker bodies than carpenter ants, no waistline, and their antennae are not elbowed.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
McLaughlin also said the younger Bazan elbowed an officer in the face as he was detained, which the teen denies.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
Beckett Sennecke has elbowed into the conversation this season.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
After being elbowed by Pacers guard Ben Sheppard, Brooks leapt into the air and forced up an awkward bank shot that found the bottom of the net.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Fort Worth police officer Bobbie Sanchez, who was elbowed in the jaw while apprehending a suspect, told the Star-Telegram there was not a single oral surgeon in the city’s network who could treat her injuries, which delayed her recovery.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Jokic elbowed into the pantheon of greatness with three MVPs, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, and Shaquille O’Neal among the top centers to ever roam the earth.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
The other one laughed but elbowed him.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Identifying Termites Subterranean termites have thicker bodies than carpenter ants, no waistline, and their antennae are not elbowed.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
McLaughlin also said the younger Bazan elbowed an officer in the face as he was detained, which the teen denies.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
Beckett Sennecke has elbowed into the conversation this season.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
After being elbowed by Pacers guard Ben Sheppard, Brooks leapt into the air and forced up an awkward bank shot that found the bottom of the net.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbowed
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The next hitter, junior Michaela Hamilton — a Northwestern State (LA) pledge — followed with an RBI triple that keyed a three-run inning that pushed the Grapevine Faith lead to 4-0.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Building the execution unit is the next step after Republicans pushed a law through the Legislature to make firing squad the primary method of execution in Idaho.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some parents feel squeezed when gifted assets significantly appreciate, according to Robert Westley of Northern Trust.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Higher gas prices can also hurt sales inside the gas stations, if customers who are being squeezed at the pump spend less on other things.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Adam Fox and Vladislav Gavrikov immediately shoved Cotter against the glass.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of six inconceivably traumatic days, Caldwell and three friends were forcibly marched and starved, shoved under boulders to evade detection, and made to watch their kidnappers execute members of the rival Kyrgyz Army at point-blank range.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Elbowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbowed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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