as in to push
to force one's way everyone glared at the man who jostled to the front of the line

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Recent Examples of jostle Partisan jostling aside, what does Project 2025 say about NOAA and the National Weather Service? Amy Sherman, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Sep. 2024 His resignation, handed in just hours before his arrest, has touched off a political firestorm at City Hall as the mayor and council jostle over how to fill Torres’ seat when his resignation becomes effective Nov. 27. Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024 Riccardo Milani | Afp | Getty Images PARIS, France — Auto giants have descended on the Paris Motor Show to showcase their latest concepts and production models, jostling to capture the public’s attention with eye-catching designs and futuristic technologies. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024 At one point, the aircraft was jostled so violently that some equipment and other objects went flying through the cabin, including one scientist’s phone and wallet. NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jostle 

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“Jostle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jostle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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