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as in pushed
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
I had to keep shoving my heavy suitcase as I slowly made my way to the head of the line
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as in pressed
to push steadily against with some force
quit shoving your hand in my face
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Recent Examples of shoved
Duren shoved Diabate’s face, and despite people on both sides trying to alleviate the tension, the usually mild-mannered Diabate kept trying to find Duren again.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Finally, they’re shoved out the door in Texas, no coat, no ID, no money, no phone, and have to try to make their way home.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
This usually results in things getting lost or shoved into the far corners.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Court documents say Stallings shoved the agent and punched him in the face.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The victim’s child had just gotten on the bus when Horne suddenly shoved the Muslim mom.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Back in 2018, a brawl nearly happened on the court after New Mexico forward Joe Furstinger shoved the Broncos’ Anthony Mathis following a 73-71 win for the visitors.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
The city also earlier this year paid a $350,000 settlement to a group of people who were injured during the protests, and $20,000 to a woman who an officer shoved to the ground.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Pretti then appeared to step between the woman and the agent, and was sprayed with a chemical irritant and shoved by the first agent.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Finally, they’re shoved out the door in Texas, no coat, no ID, no money, no phone, and have to try to make their way home.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
This usually results in things getting lost or shoved into the far corners.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Court documents say Stallings shoved the agent and punched him in the face.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The victim’s child had just gotten on the bus when Horne suddenly shoved the Muslim mom.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Back in 2018, a brawl nearly happened on the court after New Mexico forward Joe Furstinger shoved the Broncos’ Anthony Mathis following a 73-71 win for the visitors.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
The city also earlier this year paid a $350,000 settlement to a group of people who were injured during the protests, and $20,000 to a woman who an officer shoved to the ground.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Pretti then appeared to step between the woman and the agent, and was sprayed with a chemical irritant and shoved by the first agent.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved
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Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal title in October 2025 and pushed out of his vast home at Royal Lodge after reports of his association with Epstein hit a fever pitch.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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YouTube pushed back on addiction claims YouTube wasn’t originally part of the lawsuit; Kaley and her mother decided to add it after learning about the platform’s addictive qualities, Lanier said.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The hearing became tense as representatives pressed him on this point.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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When Bonds pressed him, the detective agreed neither actually happened.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Employment in health care again drove payroll gains in January, adding 82,000 jobs.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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His latest model, the Nike Ja 3, has drawn significant praise for a more radical design than its two predecessors and drove him to becoming StockX‘s second bestselling signature athlete.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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When the surface of the skin is touched, compressed, or struck, these sensors convert mechanical force into electrical signals.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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When investors have less confidence in future growth, the P/E will get compressed.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Shoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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