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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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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

The sparks that result from Churchill and de Gaulle jostling on the pages illuminate both.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

As the ball rolled towards the goal with the same two players still jostling to reach it, Liverpool's Hungary international was about to slide in and clear it off the line.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

“Let me see,” Katherine said, jostling against him and knocking the letter out of his hand.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix