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Recent Examples of jostling
The shutdown of major subduction zones would mean that the Earth’s tectonic plates stop clashing and jostling about.
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Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
On weekends, a line forms before Poulette opens, with people jostling for the best possible position to score the day’s bakes.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
But competition is fierce, and Oracle is jostling with other cloud providers like Microsoft, Amazon and Google for customers.
—Ashley Capoot,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Imagine the regenerative effect of an EV yet built with the centuries-old standards of finishing, and jostling for attention with a Mandala-like enamel dial.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Ralf Rangnick's men are jostling with Bosnia & Herzegovina for early dominion in Group H and travel to face the Dragons on Tuesday in a crucial clash.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Make sure to spend some time in Sussex, home to the glorious South Downs, as well as a raft of new vineyards producing sparkling wine that’s jostling for attention alongside champagne, like Rathfinny and Nyetimber.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Best of all, the car takes bumps and potholes with a minimum of jostling to riders.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Merely queuing for water and carrying it now accounts for hours each day for many Gazans, often involving jostling with others for a place in the queue.
—USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
On weekends, a line forms before Poulette opens, with people jostling for the best possible position to score the day’s bakes.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
But competition is fierce, and Oracle is jostling with other cloud providers like Microsoft, Amazon and Google for customers.
—Ashley Capoot,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Imagine the regenerative effect of an EV yet built with the centuries-old standards of finishing, and jostling for attention with a Mandala-like enamel dial.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Ralf Rangnick's men are jostling with Bosnia & Herzegovina for early dominion in Group H and travel to face the Dragons on Tuesday in a crucial clash.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Make sure to spend some time in Sussex, home to the glorious South Downs, as well as a raft of new vineyards producing sparkling wine that’s jostling for attention alongside champagne, like Rathfinny and Nyetimber.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Best of all, the car takes bumps and potholes with a minimum of jostling to riders.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Merely queuing for water and carrying it now accounts for hours each day for many Gazans, often involving jostling with others for a place in the queue.
—USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jostling
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Now, major Hollywood unions and progressive groups are pushing back, accusing ABC and its affiliates of censorship and demanding a boycott of Disney properties.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Even as Brazil slows deforestation, more than 13% of the Amazon is gone, pushing one of the planet’s largest carbon sinks closer to a tipping point.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That could be due to tariffs squeezing automakers, disincentivizing them from giving discounts.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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This could be done by either squeezing the regular season even tighter with more midweek fixtures or putting the Wembley final back a week.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Jostling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostling. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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