1
as in to push
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
the cat thrust her paw under the couch, trying to reach her toy mouse
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as in to rise
to move or extend upward
the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley
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as in heave
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Recent Examples of thrust
Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
Jones may not appear until after the 215-minute film’s unorthodox halfway point, but her performance has thrust the 41-year-old into the awards conversation, alongside co-stars Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
In some cases, quakes here can cause vertical thrusts that drive tsunamis.
—Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The shooting has thrust a new spotlight on the safety of executives and other high-ranking employees.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
Jones may not appear until after the 215-minute film’s unorthodox halfway point, but her performance has thrust the 41-year-old into the awards conversation, alongside co-stars Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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But the thrust of their early offseason moves suggested the Cubs were content to upgrade the back end of their roster first.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
In some cases, quakes here can cause vertical thrusts that drive tsunamis.
—Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Final Thoughts While no one can predict exactly what will happen with taxes in 2025, one thing is certain: Change is coming and President-elect Trump is going to push hard for change.Mike Sylvester, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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That pushed his numbers to 77 receptions for 1,046, six more grabs than previous Chargers rookie record-holder Keenan Allen.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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As conflicts intensified in places like Gaza and Lebanon, Myanmar, Syria and elsewhere in 2024, the number of children displaced by conflict and violence is also expected to keep rising beyond the 2023 year-end total of 47.2 million.Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Yet between 2007 and 2017, when Mr. Correa left office, the country’s overall energy generation capacity rose about 60 percent, according the Ministry of Energy and Mines.José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Williams kept the drive alive with multiple scramble plays, including a heave on fourth-and-5 to find D.J. Moore to move the chains.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
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But Thomas caught a 62-yard heave from Jones and jogged into the end zone with 54 seconds left in the third quarter to give the Jaguars a 14-13 lead.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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When push comes to shove, however, most of these companies folded like a poker player with a bad hand.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The video then shows what appears to be an unsuspecting man being shoved onto the tracks and disappearing under the train.Christina Shaw, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the PCE price index climbed 0.1%, after an unrevised 0.3% gain in October.Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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For their safety and yours, cats and birds should always be discouraged from climbing or flying into your tree!Dr. Nick Goltz, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
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The move, which lasted only hours, has sparked weeks of political upheaval, disrupted high-level diplomatic efforts and unsettled financial markets.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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As the city experienced upheaval and financial duress throughout the 1970s, Dolan set his sights on the booming suburbs.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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The offensive has caused widespread destruction and hunger and driven around 90% of the population of 2.3 million from their homes.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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For some, the declines were symptomatic of a greater disorder originating from within the league itself, something egregious enough to effectively drive a fifth of the audience away within the span of a single year.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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In the video, the girl crawls around, and one of her legs randomly ascends into the air.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Don’t look now, but the Season 50 cast is just packed with ascending talent, from the reliably loopy Sarah Sherman to the masterfully extreme everyman Andrew Dismukes.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Thrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrust. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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