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as in to shove
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
I had to push my damaged bike all the way home
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as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures
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Recent Examples of push
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
What To Know Donald Trump Jr. pushed back against these doubts in an op-ed on conservative political news site Human Events.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Zach Harper, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Thematically, there’s that push and pull of wanting to protect your kids from the world with your own [world].
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Back on track, Senate Republicans pushed ahead Wednesday with their $340 billion budget bill focused on funding the White House's mass deportations and border security agenda after Vice President JD Vance gave a green light to proceed despite a morning dust-up caused by President Donald Trump.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
What To Know Donald Trump Jr. pushed back against these doubts in an op-ed on conservative political news site Human Events.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
Who makes that final push to really tank for Cooper Flagg?
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Thematically, there’s that push and pull of wanting to protect your kids from the world with your own [world].
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push
Verb
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Jersey-wearing bros shoved one another in amazement or excitement.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Also in the car: two Ecuadorians and a Brazilian woman, seen earlier being shoved into the Toyota, according to the federal complaint.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Risks remain—policy shifts could stall, or DOGE’s efficiency drive might squeeze budgets—but the upside potential is tantalizing.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Goldman Sachs previously estimated that these tariffs could increase inflation by 1 percent while squeezing U.S. company profits and risking retaliatory measures from other nations.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Ninety-two percent of NYU employees’ total campaign contributions between 2023 and 2024 went toward Democratic organizations, according to an analysis by the Washington Square News, NYU’s student newspaper.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Image By this point eight years ago, the last time California had an open governor’s seat, the major Democratic candidates had fully launched their campaigns and Mr. Newsom had emerged as the front-runner in polls.—
Laurel Rosenhall,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The severity of this year’s flu season is driven by a combination of factors, experts suggested.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The animals were ultimately driven close to where they were captured and released.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Trump is pressing the economic deal to help repay some of the $180 billion in American aid for Kyiv since the start of the war -- tens of billions of which is being spent in the U.S. to replenish older weapons sent to Ukraine.—
SYLVIE CORBET,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The goat had a resigned look in her eyes as the rancher pressed her udder and aimed a stream of milk into a tall cup.—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Predicting sub-four On a basic level, running requires burning energy to power forward movement.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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Naturism has traditionally been hugely popular in Germany (read more in our story on Free Body Culture), but the movement is waning among younger generations.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Suspended in mid-air, one bird thrusts its sharp beak into the chest of its rival in a fierce display of dominance — reminiscent of a sword piercing through armor.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Assistant coach Mitch Johnson has done a fine job after being thrust into the role in an interim status, even though he hasn’t been named the interim coach during this time.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Chile's interior minister Carolina Toha said the outage was caused by a transmission line failure in the country's north, ruling out a cyber attack as a cause.—
Fabian Cambero and Alexander Villegas,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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While Trachtenberg’s exact cause of death hasn’t been confirmed at the time of writing, a source told TMZ that Trachtenberg underwent a liver transplant shortly before her death.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Push.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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