Jostle for usually refers to competition for something. Jostle with refers to physical pushing among people.
Use jostle for when competing to get something, and jostle with when people push against each other physically.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Jostle for describes rivalry or competition.
Jostle with emphasises contact between people in a crowd.
Jostle through describes movement in crowded conditions.
Jostle can also take a direct object.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Use jostle for when the focus is competition.
✕ The teams jostled with first place. ✓ The teams jostled for first place.Jostle for usually refers to a goal or object, not the people involved.
✕ He jostled for the passengers. ✓ He jostled with the passengers.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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It means compete actively to get something such as attention, power, or space.
It is mainly physical, but it can sometimes describe close competition among people.
It is neutral and common in descriptions of crowds, competition, or movement.
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