Thesaurus results for SHOVES

shoves 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shove

as in pushes

to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one I had to keep shoving my heavy suitcase as I slowly made my way to the head of the line

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as in presses

to push steadily against with some force quit shoving your hand in my face

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shoves

2 of 2

noun

plural of shove

as in sticks

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Recent Examples of shoves

Verb

The Verge The tablet shoves Alexa down your throat at every turn. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 Instead, Iñárritu shoves in a limp subplot about a missing daughter to humanize him. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Taege shoves Maulson, who is handcuffed, and Maulson falls to the pavement, hitting his head. — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026 When Molly holds out her empty hand, Yvette stares at it, then shoves her dustpan under one arm, laces her fingers through Molly’s. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 The video shows Ron Thompson appear to swing at Thompson, and Stephanie Daniels shoves her. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026 Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 In the video, the officers appear to shout at the man walking near multiple vehicles before a group shoves the man toward the sidewalk. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 June 2026 In a split second, Lou (Malcolm May) shoves the would-be shooter, whose gun accidentally goes off, but the bullets go in a different direction. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoves

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Steve Earle has a minor role as another Tulsa-area journalist who pushes back on some of Lee’s assumptions of what constitutes good work.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Even as his Instagram following pushes 500,000 with another 318,000 more on TikTok.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of pushes

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These event listeners enhance accessibility by enabling form submission or closure // when the user presses either the 'Enter' or 'Space' key.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Zelensky said Trump approved licenses for Ukraine to produce Patriot air defense systems, while Kyiv presses Washington to impose sanctions already signed into law.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of presses

Verb

The ability for employees to find the best opportunities for themselves and for employers to find the best candidates for the job help to drive innovation, which drives productivity, which drives growth, Richardson has said.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Oscar drives her home and, paralyzed by the situation, leaves her unconscious at her family’s door.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of drives

Verb

Deal teams that prepare before a potential transaction (something my company has created a checklist for) can gain an advantage as technology compresses timelines.

— Rusty Wiley, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Much like an engine compresses fuel before ignition, FLARE first assembles the fuel to high density before delivering a separate, rapid burst of energy to trigger fusion.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026