as in pushing
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 elbowing
But there are alternatives to elbowing your way through the Louvre or the Colosseum.
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Andrew Richdale, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025
After elbowing its way into the thick of the pop-culture conversation, women’s sports are now commanding a volume of advertising dollars commensurate with the recent surge in fan engagement.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Two men fought over a Pokémon box set, with one of them elbowing the other in the face.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The vehicle then stops, and an officer opens the door and begins repeatedly punching and elbowing Coram in the head before finally removing the seatbelt from his neck.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Pretty typical, with one exception — Vancouver’s Jarkko Ruutu is serving an elbowing major, meaning this is the first power-play goalie goal ever scored.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
He was previously fined $5,000 for elbowing a player in 2021.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
Cunha was seen elbowing the Ipswich staff member in the back of the head before pulling his glasses from his face following the game that turned out to be Gary O’Neil’s last in charge of Wolves.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Ahead of the Oscars, which take place March 2, spiky art-house projects, foreign-language musicals, and brassy blockbusters are all elbowing for attention.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Andrew Richdale, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025
After elbowing its way into the thick of the pop-culture conversation, women’s sports are now commanding a volume of advertising dollars commensurate with the recent surge in fan engagement.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Two men fought over a Pokémon box set, with one of them elbowing the other in the face.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The vehicle then stops, and an officer opens the door and begins repeatedly punching and elbowing Coram in the head before finally removing the seatbelt from his neck.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Pretty typical, with one exception — Vancouver’s Jarkko Ruutu is serving an elbowing major, meaning this is the first power-play goalie goal ever scored.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
He was previously fined $5,000 for elbowing a player in 2021.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
Cunha was seen elbowing the Ipswich staff member in the back of the head before pulling his glasses from his face following the game that turned out to be Gary O’Neil’s last in charge of Wolves.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Ahead of the Oscars, which take place March 2, spiky art-house projects, foreign-language musicals, and brassy blockbusters are all elbowing for attention.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Elbowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbowing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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