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as in shoves
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 campaigns
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 pushes
Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The financial asset label pushes prediction markets toward the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a federal agency, and grants immunity from state gambling laws and taxes on gross betting revenue.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The new food pyramid has been flipped on its head, with HHS officials releasing guidance that prioritizes meat, dairy and vegetables and pushes whole grains to the bottom.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Her imagination pushes every ordinary moment into an unpredictable adventure.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 8 Jan. 2026
For example, if the property lists at $800,000, but a bidding war pushes the price to $850,000, only the principal receives the $50,000.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The impact pushes that car into another car in front of it.
—George Petras, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The Texas Education Agency announced its appointment of a conservator for Lake Worth ISD on Thursday, as the state pushes forward with its takeover of the district.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
The domino effect pushes deliveries out, forces expensive air freight, and overloads suppliers.
—Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Karen Carter, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Other mid-budget films and indies evaporated, despite good reviews and expensive pushes after festival acquisitions.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
There aren’t any NBA titles in the trophy case yet, but there’s been memorable postseason pushes, including trips to the Eastern Conference semifinals in 2014 and 2021.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Physical bullying happens when a child hits, kicks, trips, pushes, chokes or otherwise hurts another child.
—Dr. Mahvash Madni, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Finish with a few more gentle pushes of your brush to get any remaining debris off your windshield, and be on your way.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
One of the first pushes for treating these diseases together came in the late 2000s.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Days of intense negotiations ended with the United States, Ukraine and Europe hailing significant progress as Trump pushes for a deal to end the Kremlin's war by Christmas.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
One of the organization’s main pushes is to add exemptions to the California Environmental Quality Act for housing complexes.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
Kenya licensed 42 new digital lenders, raising the country’s total number to 195, as the central bank pushes to formalize a sector that has become an important part of East Africa’s largest economy.
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Windy conditions will be another addition to the forecast Thursday night and Friday as gusts pick up, especially before the cold front pushes.
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Around the summer solstice the alligator mother shoves vegetation from her wetland habitat into a pile to create a nest.—
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When Arthur tries to stop the stranger who has invaded his home from rifling through his drawers, Frank shoves the frail man to the ground.—
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As the moon follows an elliptical path, Saturn’s gravity stretches and squeezes it.—
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View gallery - 12 images This recently completed tiny house squeezes a lot of living space into a compact footprint using clever design.—
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Singh urged jurors to view the protest within a broader historical context, comparing it to anti-apartheid divestment campaigns targeting South Africa.—
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Several lawmakers are also seeking higher office this year and will want time to focus on their campaigns.—
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When the temperature drops below 32 degrees and a glowing snowflake on the dashboard warns of icy roads, my car practically drives itself to Lighthouse Tofu in Annandale.—
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Those near misses helped extend Ole Miss drives at times.—
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Long-standing geological evidence from Antarctica and elsewhere around the world shows that as ice melts and flows off the land, the land itself rises because the ice no longer presses it down.—
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But as any reader knows, the life ruining is the point, and Red Rising is a book that Abughazaleh presses into a lot of people’s hands.—
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Even more dangerous are sudden movements in such instances.—
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Resisting Europe’s current trajectories through supporting patriotic European movements aims to restore civilizational confidence and true alliance vitality.—
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Moore incident thrusts athletic department into the spotlight All of which leads to the most serious situation, the one involving Moore.—
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Yet failure of a particular task or major story beat does not spell game over but thrusts you into what could be an even more stressful situation.—
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For a band that jams in finger-freezing weather during the Chicago winter, the long lines to get inside Christkindlmarket have been a silver lining.—
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Traffic regularly jams the freeway into the city, and residents fight over efforts to build more homes.—
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“Pushes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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