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he's usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people's projects
the pushy cocktail waiter kept asking me if I wanted another drink, even though I hadn't finished the first one
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Thankfully things didn't escalate beyond a silent tiff in this case, but what should a traveler do in a similar situation to handle a pushy fellow passenger civilly?
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Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Mesta and the show’s star, Ethel Merman, two loud peas in the same pushy pod, became and remained fast friends.
—Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
As the moon and Mars clash, friendly encouragement devolves into pushy behavior.
—USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
Fiercely protective, perpetually pushy, this Rose would do anything for her girls.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Mesta and the show’s star, Ethel Merman, two loud peas in the same pushy pod, became and remained fast friends.
—Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
As the moon and Mars clash, friendly encouragement devolves into pushy behavior.
—USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
Fiercely protective, perpetually pushy, this Rose would do anything for her girls.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pushy
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“Pushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushy. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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