Thesaurus results for PUSHED

pushed

verb

past tense of push

as in shoved

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 squeezed

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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Recent Examples of pushed Now the edge is getting pushed yet again, as the culture transitions from the memeification of one man’s death to delighting in the real-time memes of wars. —

Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026 Kurt's key takeaways Spaceflight has always pushed the limits of what is possible, but the process has remained slow for a long time. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 When the Fontainebleau Hotel faced a skeptical city board and a wave of community opposition to a plan to add water slides to its pool deck, the hotel’s billionaire owner pushed successfully for a change to state law to move the project forward. —

Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 Now, state lawmakers are working through a bill to restrict how and when health care providers are permitted to offer them to patients, with the goal of making sure customers are not misled by terms or pushed into opening them. —

Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026 Giordano pushed back, saying the city is already receiving record county funding. —

Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, a jump in natural disasters and uncertainty about a changing climate have pushed property insurance costs up a whopping 70% between 2019 and 2025, according to a Dallas Fed report published in March. —

Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 As the quarrel turned physical, the woman pushed Smith to the ground, witnesses told police. —

Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026 Hayslett has pushed Marzullo to be aware of pitches on the outside corner. —

Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026

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The memo also alleged that a PNWSU official shoved the WGA’s outside attorney to try to block him from entering the building.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Jennifer Moriarty said officers grabbed her by the neck, shoved her in a vehicle, and then got angry at other bystanders.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026