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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There are ways to push back against the horrors, but even the most ardent activist among us can’t be protesting 24/7.—
James Factora,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
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But behind every innovation and infrastructure build-out is a pressing question: Who will power this next wave of growth—and where will that talent come from?—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes,
21 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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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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Detained in Louisiana After her arrest on Tuesday night, Ozturk was driven to multiple government offices in New England, a spokesperson for Ozturk’s legal team.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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For complex tasks, the smartphone can further compress the latent representations and forward them to cloud servers for specialized processing (e.g., full document OCR or advanced medical diagnostics).—
Wei Duan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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More importantly, compressed monthly changes highlight the general lack of homebuying demand that continues to characterize the current housing market.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Nylander can be thrust into different lines, sometimes out of the top six, on a moment’s notice.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The self-ruling Danish territory and world's largest island has been thrust into the geopolitical spotlight as President Donald Trump has vowed to acquire it.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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