THRUSTING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

thrusting

verb

present participle of thrust

as in pushing

to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one the cat thrust her paw under the couch, trying to reach her toy mouse

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as in rising

to move or extend upward the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley

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Recent Examples of thrusting According to police, and as the videos appear to show, the robot touches the 16-year-old's buttocks and repeatedly makes thrusting movements toward her. — October 14, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Its aggressively artificial imagery evokes the kind of AI-slop, dreamcore videos that tend to populate social media these days, thrusting the audience into increasingly unsettling spaces that seem generated from a stranger’s hazy childhood. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 The Raunchiest Miley Cyrus shocked viewers by stripping down to a nude bikini top and briefs and grinding, twerking and thrusting on fellow performer Robin Thicke at the 2013 show in one of the raciest performances in MTV history. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 On Kauai’s south shore, Hurricane Lowell lifted a home off its foundation and split it in two, the storm’s powerful winds thrusting part of the structure across the street. — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026 Corbin uses cabbage as an anchor in his new and expanding Rolodex of flavors, thrusting it into the fire until the outer layers are blackened and frizzled. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Key players George Springer and Ernie Clement were sidelined, thrusting Jesus Sanchez into the outfield. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Malawi upset Nigeria with a 3-2 victory in their first WAFCON match on July 28, thrusting the Super Falcons in a nervy third-place position in their group following Zambia’s 6-0 victory over Egypt the same day. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Pressure also mounted after opposition leader Rahul Gandhi staged a sit-in outside Modi’s residence Tuesday, thrusting the Cockroaches to the center of India’s political debate. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

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Because the switching happens thousands of times a second, the device can hold voltage steady, absorb a disturbance or operate in reverse, pushing power backward from batteries toward the grid.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Those cases were part of a broader movement pushing the limits of who is accountable for a mass shooting.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of pushing

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Fighting autocracy and inequality The Ford Foundation frames its new plan as its answer to rising autocracy, widening inequality, and fading public trust.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
This was in 2024 and 2025, when the AI craze was in full swing and Claude and ChatGPT adoption was rising.

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of rising

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But hiding appliances isn’t quite as simple as shoving them into a cabinet and calling it a day.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
Houston's Tari Eason was ejected with about three minutes left in the first quarter after receiving a flagrant foul 2 for shoving Washington to the court.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shoving

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With prices climbing faster than paychecks, small changes to everyday spending can help stretch your budget.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Go plays Park Hyun-tae, an executive director in Chronic Motors’ Seoul office who has come back from the company’s European headquarters after climbing the corporate ladder at a young age.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of climbing

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That's primarily the point, said Idaho House Majority Leader Jason Monks, a Republican who sponsored the measure as a means of driving up voter turnout during the midterm elections.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Technique works well in testing This strategy optimizes both the transport and perovskite layers together, driving efficiency and durability to record levels.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of driving

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And even locally, there’s a distinct difference between this season and last season, when the Magic had just traded for Desmond Bane and fans were giddy about the possibilities of a young, ascending team.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
The single begins with Timothée Chalamet humming before ascending into the war chant.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ascending

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Compton and Clark weave a folksy Celtic score, packed with thigh-slapping drinking songs, ethereal ballads and soaring earworms.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Feldstein Soto was bogged down by scandal and soaring civil liability costs for the city.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of soaring

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The reduction in missions lifting off from Florida has slowed Falcon 9's Starlink launch cadence considerably.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Record-high diesel prices pushed freight off the highway and onto the railroads in the third quarter, lifting CSX, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to record revenue.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

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