elbows

present tense third-person singular of elbow
as in pushes
to force one's way the sort of greedy person who is always the first to elbow to the front of the buffet table at every party

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  • Our show often pushes boundaries somewhat for the network, so that’s not abnormal for them.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This combination will induce multiple rounds of Arctic air east of the Rockies, which pushes the jet stream south in the east of the country.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Elbows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbows. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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