1
as in to push
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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2
as in to press
to push steadily against with some force
quit shoving your hand in my face
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Recent Examples of shove
Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Stephenson then shoved her and Spalding grabbed her hijab, the lawsuit claims.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
After giving the crocodile multiple shoves, the officer and the man finally succeeded in moving the animal outside the fence.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Verb
There’s a heated exchange of words, then the officer grabs the coach by his collar and shoves him against a fence as children shout and adults rush in to stop the fight, which ends in a violent scrum on the turf.
—Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Stephenson then shoved her and Spalding grabbed her hijab, the lawsuit claims.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
But now Barrymore has explained that Stewart’s shove was all in good fun.
—EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
After giving the crocodile multiple shoves, the officer and the man finally succeeded in moving the animal outside the fence.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shove
Verb
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Are Puerto Rican filmmakers pushing for this to change?—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Officials in Greenland and Denmark have pushed backagainst the visit.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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That’s when Missouri began to press in an attempt to push the pace, and the Bulldogs struggled to deal with it.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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The announcement of this investigation comes almost a week after the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office declined to press criminal charges against the officer, identified by Dustman as Jordan White.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately, the league’s decision-making on NBA expansion will be driven by a combination of market size, media presence, economic factors, and ownership interest.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Objects that are outdoors should be secured and caution should be taken if driving.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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It's considered lossless to the eye, but the signal is actually compressed at a 3:1 ratio.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Liberal leadership race was compressed, and Carney was far ahead all along, so his opponents were not motivated to challenge him too much.—
Stephen Maher,
TIME,
9 Mar. 2025
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Even after being thrust into the spotlight, though, the artist born Sooraj Cherukat keeps it real.—
Isha Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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But as Natalia is thrust into an unforgiving world and forced to grow up too fast, Reid’s performance takes on a world-weary tone.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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