Thesaurus results for JOSTLES

jostles

verb

Definition of jostles next

present tense third-person singular of jostle

as in pushes

to force one's way everyone glared at the man who jostled to the front of the line

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Recent Examples of jostles Lukas Kubis, wearing the Slovakian national champion’s jersey, visibly jostles his way forward in an attempt to return Groenewegen to the front. —

Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 May 2026 The positive is that competition has proven to provide better products and services as each company jostles to improve their offerings. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026 In Ross’ video, the shooting is not visible, but the shots are heard as the phone camera in his hand jostles further and then faces the house behind Ross. —

Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026

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— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 May 2026
The problem is that urgency pushes people toward fast decisions — and wildfire smoke is exactly when bad air purifier choices become expensive.

— Ryan Brennan May 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026