Thesaurus results for ELBOWED

elbowed

verb

past tense of elbow

as in pushed

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 elbowed Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, the bill’s author, said AB 1776 was needed to help small businesses that are being elbowed out by corporations. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Becoming a content creator has officially elbowed out old standbys like doctor and astronaut as the job that Gen Z and Gen Alpha most aspire to have. — Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026 Their antennae are straight rather than elbowed, and winged termites, known as swarmers, have four wings that are roughly equal in length. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026 Officials reviewed the Cunningham play and still left the foul on the player who got elbowed. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 On Monday’s episode of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, a grimacing Stewart was flabbergasted at why, exactly, the president elbowed his way into a spotlight clearly not intended for him. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 July 2026 Gray subsequently drew a foul on Clark, but elbowed her in the stomach in the process. — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 On opening night in Seattle, Golden State forward Cecilia Zandalasini suffered her first concussion when elbowed by the Storm’s Zia Cooke. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 Mitchell Robinson elbowed Wembanyama in the first quarter, with the big man getting a flagrant. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 June 2026

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Already, two bipartisan groups of senators have pushed back on the decision, including seven Republicans.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Lebanese officials have pushed for a last-minute extension of UNIFIL's mandate, so far without success.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of pushed

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In Malabo, Bioko’s biggest city, a team of men and women equipped with insecticide sprayers squeezed between low-rise cement buildings on a recent morning, as heavy rain drummed on aluminum roofs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Elevated borrowing rates and refinancing challenges (registration required) have squeezed an already difficult landscape for development financing.

— Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeezed

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The banquet hall was total chaos, packed with people who shoved their way toward the front, trying to bribe the hostess for a table with red envelopes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Although some Alabama fans reacted to the loss and officiating by throwing water bottles on the field, one spectator came down from his seat and got in the face of and shoved Georgia linebacker Raylen Wilson.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of shoved

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