push in
phrasal verb
pushed in; pushing in; pushes in
British
: to move in front of other people who are waiting in a line
He pushed in at the head of the queue.
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The Goli Otok penal colony was opened in 1949, mainly to hold political prisoners accused of being sympathetic to Joseph Stalin, after Tito resisted the Soviet leader’s push in 1948 to exert control over the country.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
But President Joe Biden on Tuesday said his administration would make another push in the coming days for a ceasefire there and the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas.
—Bassem Mroue, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Residents who have returned home after fleeing the storms have discovered gators wandering their halls and snakes in their neighborhoods, pushed in by currents from Hurricane Milton, which struck Siesta Key, south of Tampa Bay, as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday.
—Guad Venegas, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
In the photo, the elder sister wore a matching hot pink set, while her baby sibling sported dark blue jeans and a light purple shirt as she was pushed in a hot pink stroller.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
But President Joe Biden on Tuesday said his administration would make another push in the coming days for a ceasefire there and the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas.
—Bassem Mroue, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Residents who have returned home after fleeing the storms have discovered gators wandering their halls and snakes in their neighborhoods, pushed in by currents from Hurricane Milton, which struck Siesta Key, south of Tampa Bay, as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday.
—Guad Venegas, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
In the photo, the elder sister wore a matching hot pink set, while her baby sibling sported dark blue jeans and a light purple shirt as she was pushed in a hot pink stroller.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Push in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20in. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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