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Recent Examples of push around
The team has been pushed around, veteran Jamie Benn looks finished, and the lack of physical play is alarming.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
Nevertheless, this ending looks awfully similar to years past: pushed around physically, overmatched and overwhelmed by what was supposed to be an inferior opponent.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The rest is being pushed around for industrial use, and that has challenges.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Yes, that WestRock plant — the big factory that looms over I-94 at Vandalia, the one with large metal beige walls and front-end loaders pushing around cardboard, the source (at times) of interesting smells.
—Ben Shardlow, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
Nevertheless, this ending looks awfully similar to years past: pushed around physically, overmatched and overwhelmed by what was supposed to be an inferior opponent.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The rest is being pushed around for industrial use, and that has challenges.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Yes, that WestRock plant — the big factory that looms over I-94 at Vandalia, the one with large metal beige walls and front-end loaders pushing around cardboard, the source (at times) of interesting smells.
—Ben Shardlow, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
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In 2022, then-Land Commissioner George P. Bush forced Paxton into a runoff in his bid for a third term for attorney general.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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So far nothing is forcing the city to even help arrest immigrants, even if Immigration and Customs Enforcement asks. Ohio State Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania) has introduced House Bill 26, which directs state and local authorities to assist ICE.—
Sharon Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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This fosters a competitive market where vendors are compelled to innovate on value, not by locking customers into their ecosystem.—
Rajat Bhargava,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Flynn plays a man compelled to clean up the lawless cattle town of Dodge City.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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Nashville resident Kyle Caldwell this year said his 12-year-old son was charged with a felony and later pressured into pretrial diversion for posting an Instagram screenshot of a text message exchange that included threats against two Nashville schools.—
Kelly Puente,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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These suits often have little to do with improving access — and everything to do with pressuring businesses into quick settlements.—
Aaron Hichman,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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The attention influencers and celebrities generate fuels this model, but rest assured, checks and balances coerce cooperation.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025
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If Messi and teammate Jordi Alba skip the event and avoid immediate sanctions, as early reporting from ESPN suggests, what is to coerce Kylian Mbappe 10 years or Lamine Yamal 20 years from now in the twilight of their careers?—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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These conditions are often seen when buyers are constrained (e.g., by high mortgage rates or economic uncertainty), or homebuilders have ramped up production in anticipation of higher demand that didn’t fully materialize.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
25 July 2025
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However, Lagarde again stressed that the ECB is monitoring a flip-side scenario in which fragmented supply chains constrain the domestic economy and push up prices worldwide.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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And during the four years Hughes has worked the Apache side, gathering free-ranging horses on a government contract, horse advocates have harassed and threatened Hughes, her employees, and even her family.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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Gregory has allegedly harassed West-Williams on several other occasions.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 July 2025
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Police found the 48-year-old strangled and bludgeoned to death the next morning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 July 2025
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After bludgeoning teams offensively for the first week of the streak, the Red Sox operated with little room for error throughout the Rays series.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
13 July 2025
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Fortunately, Slim Shady was happy to oblige, and that was perhaps due to their relationship spanning decades.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
31 July 2025
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Serbia has been a candidate country for EU membership since 2012 and is obliged to align its foreign policy with that of the EU.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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