thrust
verb (used with object)
to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force.
has thrust
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present perfectof thrust (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The episode has thrust a long-simmering debate to the fore: open versus closed AI.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Weiss’s CBS overhaul has thrust him to the center of the network’s tumult, which has played out against the backdrop of Paramount’s deal to acquire rival media company Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
But Tuchel's admission the 24-year-old has to be managed through at least part of the World Cup has thrust the winger's fitness into the limelight.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
The situation has thrust the Latinas who hold up the nation’s child care sector into a perpetual state of panic.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025
After Baldwin, instigated by Carlos, has thrust her out from his house, she accepts the devoted Villeroy.
From Tragedy by Ashley H. Thorndike
