push in
phrasal verb
pushed in; pushing in; pushes in
British
: to move in front of other people who are waiting in a line
He pushed in at the head of the queue.
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Weapons are being routed through Poland, providing crucial support for Ukraine's forces as Russia intensifies its push in the Kursk region.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
There was pushing in front of the net, shoving on the side of the net, but when the Tigers’ Gleb Veremyev applied a chock hold, the line was drawn.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
As the Truth Social video ends, the camera pushes in on Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sipping drinks on a beach.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
After giving the equally divisive John Carter at Disney a good push in 2012, his expertise yielded similar results here.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
There was pushing in front of the net, shoving on the side of the net, but when the Tigers’ Gleb Veremyev applied a chock hold, the line was drawn.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
As the Truth Social video ends, the camera pushes in on Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sipping drinks on a beach.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
After giving the equally divisive John Carter at Disney a good push in 2012, his expertise yielded similar results here.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Push in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20in. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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