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Recent Examples of jostled
Inspired by a format often used on Jubilee, a popular YouTube channel, one conservative student took a seat in the center of a ring of chairs, and liberal audience members jostled to sit across from him and debate him.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Multiple clips circulating on social media from the court showed Israeli officials quickly turning the video off as people jostled to see the doctor.
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Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Castle, in particular, jostled through various matchups.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
They were jostled by men carrying heavy crates, cursed out by a man selling a pair of old boots, and viewed with suspicion by seemingly everyone else.
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Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
The pitching staff has been jostled, with a rough outing by lefty reliever Aaron Bummer on Monday necessitating his release on Tuesday.
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Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
Well out of place, an aggressive Rakell jostled the puck free and poked in an empty-netter for the 2-0 lead for Pittsburgh's first multigoal lead of the series.
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Cbs News Philadelphia Staff,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
China and the Democratic Republic of Congo reached a new mining agreement, as Beijing and Washington jostled for control of Africa’s key mineral resources.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
An onboard tracking system inside the unit also relocks the beams automatically whenever the unit gets shifted or jostled.
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Margo Anderson,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Mar. 2026
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Multiple clips circulating on social media from the court showed Israeli officials quickly turning the video off as people jostled to see the doctor.
—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Castle, in particular, jostled through various matchups.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
They were jostled by men carrying heavy crates, cursed out by a man selling a pair of old boots, and viewed with suspicion by seemingly everyone else.
—
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
The pitching staff has been jostled, with a rough outing by lefty reliever Aaron Bummer on Monday necessitating his release on Tuesday.
—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
Well out of place, an aggressive Rakell jostled the puck free and poked in an empty-netter for the 2-0 lead for Pittsburgh's first multigoal lead of the series.
—
Cbs News Philadelphia Staff,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
China and the Democratic Republic of Congo reached a new mining agreement, as Beijing and Washington jostled for control of Africa’s key mineral resources.
—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
An onboard tracking system inside the unit also relocks the beams automatically whenever the unit gets shifted or jostled.
—
Margo Anderson,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostled
Verb
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Earlier this week Iran also pushed back against a statement from France’s President Emmanuel Macron that said France, Oman and others would collaborate on removing mines from the strait.
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Falling oil prices and the easing of a commodities crunch have pushed countries — wary of being left exposed by another global crisis akin to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — to shore up their stockpiles.
Verb
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The performance uptick that Motorola squeezed from the 2026 Razr+ is minor at best, with results showing no significant year-over-year gains.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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“Jostled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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