Thesaurus results for PUSHES

pushes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of push

as in shoves

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 squeezes

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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pushes

2 of 2

noun

plural of push

as in campaigns

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 pushes

Verb

The figures are averages, and a small number of very big spenders pushes them up. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 If the midterms clear the deck of uncertainty and tech leadership pushes the index to fresh highs, these calls will provide leveraged participation in the ongoing rally. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 El Niño doesn’t guarantee a banner snow year here, but this is one of the regions that can benefit when the pattern pushes the storm track south, making Palisades a more appealing bet for significant snowfall. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 That growing workload comes as the Pentagon pushes industry to produce solid rocket motors at higher rates. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 In his first role following his military service, Song Kang (Sweet Home) stars as Kang Pi-o, the perfectionist grandson of a renowned maestro whose mother pushes him to be the very best. — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 But that will change by the weekend, The Bee’s Macaday said, as a low-pressure system finally pushes the ridge of high pressure to the east starting later Friday. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 At high levels, too much caffeine pushes the teen heart and brain into overdrive and can cause acute illness. — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026 Gorse Hill lies in the shadow of Old Trafford; the area, made up mainly of terraced houses, pushes right up against the main Manchester-to-Liverpool rail line. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Noun

Two tush pushes later, quarterback Cutter Boley got over the line for a 24-7 lead. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 The last time a non-quarterback won NFL MVP was Adrian Peterson in 2012, despite pushes by Saquon Barkley and Christian McCaffrey in recent years. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Know More The new effort by Crooked Ideas is one of many pushes by progressives to elevate the creator ecosystem in the wake of the 2024 presidential election. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Together, these tiny pushes make the entire chain bend, wriggle and move much like a real worm. — K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 Starter Davis Martin said the veterans who have been in past playoff pushes have been helpful. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Similar pushes are happening at the Australian and French Opens (Wimbledon remains an outlier with its low-frills qualies held in a field in Roehampton). — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026 From gentle ridge walks with panoramic valley views to high-altitude summit pushes, every level of explorer is catered to. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Las Vegas made several pushes and cut Atlanta's advantage to eight at times, but coach Karl Smesko said the Dream repeatedly answered with key baskets from Reese, Howard, Gray and Canada. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushes

Verb

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

Definition of shoves

Verb

That wrestling match itself, however, makes for compelling theater about as often as the camel squeezes through the needle.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
The jobs market has been resilient even as stubbornly high inflation squeezes businesses and households.

— Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of squeezes

Noun

The question also raised the recent spread of controversies over individual films into attacks on cast and crew and campaigns to halt screenings.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
These differentiators are not novel, but in my experience they are often overlooked or underleveraged in community bank marketing campaigns.

— Brian Reilly, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of campaigns

Verb

This absence drives Shimoda to unearth historical records like FBI files; to visit Manzanar, the concentration camp his grandfather was sent to in Missouri; and to travel to his grandfather’s ancestral homeland in Japan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Money drives them apart, but that’s what they’re expected to care about.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of drives

Verb

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
The betrayal Murray inflicts on Tremblay’s Kaczynski is compelling, even as the film presses it into service as an explanation for every horror that followed.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of presses

Noun

Troop movements over the past couple of weeks indicate the group is concentrating on seizing the southwestern highlands, which could then open the way for a push toward the government’s capital, Aden.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
The bombers were redeployed back to their home bases in the United States, AP reported, citing a Pentagon official who was not authorized to discuss sensitive military movements and spoke on condition of anonymity.

— Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of movements

Verb

But the film also dazzles with its exhilarating action sequences, including a one-shot car chase that thrusts you into the thick of the chaos and stays with you long after the credits have rolled.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
The long $160 call is about 7% out-of-the-money and pays if the stock thrusts back through the mid-$160s into the September 15 flight window .

— Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

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