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jostling

VERB

bump, shake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hustle scramble shove

STRONG

bulldoze butt crash crowd elbow jab jog joggle jolt nudge press push shoulder squeeze thrust

WEAK

bang into bump heads push around push aside rough and tumble

Antonyms

STRONG

leave alone pull repress

Example Sentences

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It’s hard to see all the jostling and thrown elbows making a huge difference.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

For all the talk about jostling and pushing, West Ham's is the only goal to be ruled out for it on VAR review this season.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

AI usage in China -- the world's second-largest economy which is jostling with the US for an edge in the AI race -- was 16.4 percent, the report said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

That Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei seem to hate each other for real is an additional wrinkle in the companies’ jostling for people’s hearts and minds.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

Arawak-speaking people appear to have moved in, jostling shoulders with people who spoke a Tupi-Guarani language.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann