Thesaurus results for ELBOW

elbow

verb

as in to push

to force one's way the sort of greedy person who is always the first to elbow to the front of the buffet table at every party

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Recent Examples of elbow At one point, the video shows the man unbuckling his seatbelt and laying down in the back seat, before an officer, later identified as Harris, opens the door and begins allegedly punching and elbowing the man's head repeatedly. —

Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025 What to watch: With all these new aircraft elbowing their way into the airspace, the FAA has a lot of work to do. —

Joann Muller, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025 Four studios are elbowing for the win, among them Warner Bros. and Netflix, according to sources. —

Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025 Ahead of the Oscars, which take place March 2, spiky art-house projects, foreign-language musicals, and brassy blockbusters are all elbowing for attention. —

David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for elbow

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As the storm pushes eastward through Sunday morning, upstate New York and southern New England could see up to a foot of snow.

— Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The league has also evolved rapidly since Donovan won the last of his record six MLS Cups in 2014, with an expansion push nearly doubling the number of teams and owners spending far more on their rosters and facilities alike.

— Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025