1
as in kisses
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
accidentally nudged me as they squeezed past
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as in urges
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
the car salesman nudged me into taking a test-drive, even though I had said that I was just looking
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Recent Examples of nudges
Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Starbucks, for example, nudges users toward loading funds onto a digital gift card by offering more rewards.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Question marks and nudges to explain.
—Jane Ciabattari
august 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
Loneliness is the healthy emotion that nudges us to get off the couch and go be with people.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Starbucks, for example, nudges users toward loading funds onto a digital gift card by offering more rewards.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Question marks and nudges to explain.
—Jane Ciabattari
august 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nudges
Verb
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At the club, everyone besides Hugo and Anthony kisses one another in various combinations.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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The two showed plenty of PDA while posing for photos on the carpet with Blanco planting kisses on Gomez's cheek.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This article urges users to transform ChatGPT into a powerful personal performance coach for business growth, moving beyond simple tasks.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The department urges any potential victims to reach out to Det.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Zone 3 pushes into moderate effort, where conversation becomes harder, and Zones 4 and 5 bring you into very hard and maximum intensity, where talking is nearly impossible and effort can only be sustained in short bursts.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This delay would continue the pattern of deadline pushes that began after the law took effect in January 2025.—
Katie Salcius,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Despite the mess in her apartment, the man, like everyone else in her life, brushes off her fears as the exaggerations of an overactive imagination.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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Fog brushes the bluffs like a tide turned into vapor.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This song encourages them to get messy, play, and have fun with this staple activity of the Halloween season.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
19 Sep. 2025
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The backdrop this year is a festive workshop and the set encourages building and creative play.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mechanism feels smooth and sturdy—no awkward jerks or wobbles.—
Zoë Sessums,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Life is too short to work with jerks.—
Shayne Fitz-Coy,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One of the most majestic creatures to glimpse in the wild are bottlenose dolphins, whose habitat touches nearly every coast of the United States, including the entirety of the Southeast.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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This rash often appears in a straight line where the plant touches the skin.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This includes liquids and liquidy things, such as any drink, yogurt, syrup, soup, jams and jellies, condiments, or anything jarred in oil, as well as spreadables like nut butters, pâté, creamy cheeses, frosting, and dips and spreads such as hummus.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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The fruits have a unique, sweet, melon- or berry-like taste and can be enjoyed raw and cooked as juices, purees, and jams.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Nudges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nudges. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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