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as in pushes
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 presses
to push steadily against with some force
quit shoving your hand in my face
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Recent Examples of shoves
Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
In one video Pretti appears to intervene after an agent shoves a person.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
The same officer shoves Pretti in his chest, leading Pretti and the other protester to stumble backward.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
At 12 seconds in the second video, the agent shoves the woman wearing the cream jacket to the ground.
—Kif Leswing,terri Cullen, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
After an agent shoves a person, Pretti stands between the person and agents.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The same officer shoves the man in his chest, and the two, still embracing, fall back.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
The same officer shoves Pretti in his chest, leading Pretti and the other protester to stumble backward.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
Around the summer solstice the alligator mother shoves vegetation from her wetland habitat into a pile to create a nest.
—Elizabeth Preston, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
The agent shoves the observer again, and then turns his attention to Pretti, pushing him out of the way before shoving the observer to the ground.
—Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
In one video Pretti appears to intervene after an agent shoves a person.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
The same officer shoves Pretti in his chest, leading Pretti and the other protester to stumble backward.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
At 12 seconds in the second video, the agent shoves the woman wearing the cream jacket to the ground.
—Kif Leswing,terri Cullen, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
After an agent shoves a person, Pretti stands between the person and agents.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The same officer shoves the man in his chest, and the two, still embracing, fall back.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
The same officer shoves Pretti in his chest, leading Pretti and the other protester to stumble backward.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
Around the summer solstice the alligator mother shoves vegetation from her wetland habitat into a pile to create a nest.
—Elizabeth Preston, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoves
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The silhouette arrives as Keen scales American Built production in Kentucky and pushes its sustainability targets under Ann Radil, senior director of Keen Effect, who is focused on circular design and measuring the company’s emissions trajectory.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The novel pushes into the realm of the animal, of the mythological, to a landscape that feels ominous and otherworldly even if issues of the Atlantic are somehow also delivered there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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But as her story ends, her career on the stage presses forward.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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When closed, the sash presses firmly against the frame, which can help create a tight seal and limit air leakage.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Unlike body composition metrics, BMI obscures the true extent of metabolic dysfunction and cannot distinguish between muscle and fat — or between superficial fat and the visceral fat that drives diabetes, heart disease and other chronic conditions.—
Bret Scher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some of what also drives Honnold is making the world a better place.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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In operation, the actuator compresses and holds the Ni-Ti tubes, causing the material to heat up.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Their terahertz microscope compresses long terahertz waves into a microscopic spot.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Shoves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoves. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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