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
Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
When the band blows up amid tragedy, Zoe shoves her once-starry persona aside and embraces suburban life with a well-meaning husband and his creepy son, who leers at Cherry.
—Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
For their part, Germany didn’t look fresh either, which seemed to manifest in a highly physical game with plenty of shoves and barges.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Players shoved each other, Eddie Segura and Maximiliano Falcón wrestled on the ground, and Jordi Alba was held in a headlock.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
When the band blows up amid tragedy, Zoe shoves her once-starry persona aside and embraces suburban life with a well-meaning husband and his creepy son, who leers at Cherry.
—Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
But Eagles Coach Nick Sirianni and others say the move to bar the shove has the whiff of sour grapes.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
For their part, Germany didn’t look fresh either, which seemed to manifest in a highly physical game with plenty of shoves and barges.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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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
Verb
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Additionally, it's said to hold the tire's bead more securely to the rim, as the air pressure keeps the one pressed firmly into the other.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy, 35, is on his 17th trip and pressed by the pressure of this being the last leg of his would-be career grand slam.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Ontario Home Builders’ Association warned last month that tariffs and counter-tariffs on steel and aluminum products would likely drive up the costs of construction materials, making building and buying new homes more expensive, worsening the housing affordability issue.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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The study found a 6% annual decline, driven by poaching, habitat loss and weak law enforcement.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The song is deliberately compressed to sound like a Phil Spector track, and a video John made for the Gilbert O’Sullivan Show in 1973 features a rare cameo from Bernie mimicking Ray Cooper on bells.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Many of them focus on radically new technologies for heating and compressing plasmas, or fusing unusual combinations of isotopes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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Suddenly, Fort Myers was thrust into the national spotlight as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration waited for officials to make their next move, threatening the loss of state and federal funds.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the daffodil spears thrusting up through dead leaves, each stalk swells with the pulse of a blossom-to-be.—
Rosanna Warren,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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