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as in pushing
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 rising
to move or extend upward
the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley
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Recent Examples of thrusting
Another professional sports team is coming to the Kansas City metro, on the Kansas side, thrusting the city into the professional women’s softball scene for the first time.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
Marner’s exit to Vegas this past summer also had the effect of thrusting Nylander into an even brighter place in the Toronto spotlight.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
For adults, chiropractors generally use HVLA (high velocity, low amplitude) thrusting adjustments—quick manipulations of the neck or back that sometimes produce cracking or popping sounds.
—Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 29 Nov. 2025
Speaking to the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast this week, Cowell described their final meeting and the conflicted feelings he’s struggled with in the time since about his role in thrusting the 31-year-old singer into global fame.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
The arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s capital is making headlines worldwide, and thrusting an Oscar-contending film into the spotlight.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025
The decision comes after fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel entered concussion protocol following Week 11, thrusting Sanders into the spotlight just days after a rocky debut against the Baltimore Ravens.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Head coach Sean McVay certainly acted like it, thrusting his fists through the air in triumph as Verse skipped down the field, howling at the sparsely populated crowd at M&T Bank Stadium.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
The protagonist's youth doesn't defang the story, as Silent Hill f wastes no time thrusting Hinako and her friends into their personal hells.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrusting
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Kennedy Botts with Sisters PGH, a nonprofit serving the Black transgender community, is pushing back on that argument.—
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Friends of the Everglades is pushing for 160 square miles of additional conservation land in the Everglades Agricultural Area, to create space for 1 million more acre-feet of water storage.—
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His ability to handle all this now, the rising fame and the expectation to be the best, is because his dad taught him how to always find his center.—
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Even in states like Texas, which opted not to expand its Medicaid program and continued to rely on counties to care for many of its uninsured, rising health care costs are straining local budgets.—
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Video showed officers in riot gear pushing forward as agitators crowded the street, leading to shoving and jostling during the nighttime confrontation.—
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Lining up offsides or jumping before the snap or shoving someone who’s already out of bounds or pulling off someone’s helmet.—
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The price tag for competing in the artificial intelligence race is rapidly climbing, fueling demand for advanced computing power and the high-end chips that are needed to support it.—
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Shares of Vistra and Oklo rocketed higher following the news, climbing 15% and 17%, respectively.—
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Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.—
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According to investigators, the man was driving a Chevrolet Silverado northbound on Kilgore Road when the truck left the roadway, entered a ditch and overturned.—
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For Rubio, taking down the regimes in Venezuela and Cuba has long been seen as a way of ascending to the White House.—
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The Texans rank among the young ascending teams in the league and are led by 41-year-old head coach Demeco Ryans and Stroud, the team’s 24-year-old quarterback.—
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Hike Montgó massif for soaring views of the coast.—
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Videos circulating Thursday showed demonstrators tearing the Iranian flag in northern Iran as protests fueled by soaring inflation, currency devaluation and deep discontent with the country’s theocratic leadership continued to spread.—
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In 2024, in first (partial) year in his new no-heavy-lifting sinecure, Lowy pocketed $351,050.—
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With the shot clock running down, Lopez swung the ball back to the other side, with Sanders waiting to retrieve it after lifting from the corner.—
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“Thrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrusting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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