Thesaurus results for ELBOW

elbow

verb

as in to push

to force one's way the sort of greedy person who is always the first to elbow to the front of the buffet table at every party

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Recent Examples of elbow The agreement between the tech giants is part of a U.S. effort to elbow China out of the UAE's rapidly expanding tech industry and disperse U.S.-developed AI technology around the world to counter China's Digital Silk Road. —

Alison Snyder, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024 These awards, combined with the depths of Jean-Baptiste’s performance, will help to firmly elbow her into the conversation. —

Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 The failures of its awkward attempts to elbow its way into the media world could be shrugged off, but not its big misses—the mobile revolution and the importance of graphic chips, earth-shattering events that its rivals exploited. —

Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024 Fighters will now have to get a knee or elbow down to stop knees or kicks to the head. —

Brian Mazique, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for elbow

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If adopted, the legislative changes — pushed by House Speaker Daniel Perez and Senate President Ben Albritton — would render DeSantis virtually powerless over immigration enforcement in Florida.

— Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
The order specifically called out the Biden administration for its involvement in pushing DEI initiatives in the federal government.

— Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025