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 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 That was the case in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals, when Wembanyama, facing unrelenting physicality from the Minnesota Timberwolves, elbowed Naz Reid in the neck. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026

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That lack of supply, not just the screwworm, has pushed prices up.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
This lack of choice pushed some buyers toward used cars to better fit their budgets.

— Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of pushed

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Breakfast is at Fritz & Felix, lunch is squeezed into the Wintergarten conservatory, and dinner is either ordered to my room or eaten dressed up in the restaurants.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
Consumers show signs of strain Recent data indicate that some consumers' budgets are being squeezed.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of squeezed

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Punk turned the tables and shoved Owens into Engler, who bumped to the outside.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Tork Mason / Imagn Images Jonathan Ford, DT Ford threw running back Jaden Nixon to the ground so aggressively during Tuesday’s practice that left tackle Jordan Morgan got in his face and shoved him.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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