- present participle of thrust.
thrusting
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Then in March this year, a YouTuber who goes by the name Reckless Ben got involved - thrusting this local drama into the spotlight.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
As amiable as the movie is from the jump, it wastes no time thrusting viewers into a world in complete peril, refusing to sugarcoat the modern realities of a once-robust industry.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
But it’s also thrusting a decades-old accounting debate back into the spotlight.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
Bezos is the latest among an older generation of Silicon Valley leaders who are thrusting themselves into the AI race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
It limped toward Sierra, thrusting one long dark appendage forward and then fluidly gliding ahead on the other like a wounded giant.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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