Thesaurus results for PUSH

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verb

ˈpu̇sh

as in to shove

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 to squeeze

to force one's way we had to push our way through a crowd that was mostly headed in the opposite direction

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push

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noun

as in campaign

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 push

Verb

That system faces a test as a new administration pushes the limits of executive power. —

Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025 After the Los Angeles fires in late January, many awards events were canceled or pushed back. —

Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025

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Most of the advertisers will tap celebrities to give their messages a push. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025 But contrary to the post’s claim, the man shown responding to that deportation push is not the president of Nigeria. —

Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for push

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Verb

But Collins continued Monday to hammer at the government’s version of the evidence, saying prosecutors were trying to shove misshapen puzzle pieces into a false picture and make innocent conduct appear criminal.

— Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Josh Allen is lurking with seven. 4d ago / 2:50 PM PST Copied Share Eagles 'shove' their way to another touchdown Andrew Greif With 12:24 to play in this game, Philadelphia leads 41-23.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025