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Recent Examples of push around
At least a dozen storms since 1963 have made loops of various sizes as they were pushed around by larger weather systems.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
During his handful of minutes on the court, Mara got pushed around in the post.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
This season’s group has shown it won’t be pushed around and likes to get physical on the court.
—Jason Jones, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Not enough emphasis was placed on the trenches, and that explains why the Dolphins got pushed around on offense and defense most of the season.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
During his handful of minutes on the court, Mara got pushed around in the post.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
This season’s group has shown it won’t be pushed around and likes to get physical on the court.
—Jason Jones, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Not enough emphasis was placed on the trenches, and that explains why the Dolphins got pushed around on offense and defense most of the season.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
Verb
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With that ban set to expire at the end of January, supervisors were forced to make a decision on the recurring problem.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
30 Jan. 2025
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Spidey zips, leaps and flips through traffic until his web-shooters run out, forcing him to land on the ground.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The tariffs were also meant to compel the countries to take further action to stop undocumented immigrants from entering the U.S. and to narrow their trade surplus.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The production by British post-punk veteran Nick Launay helps this minimal song compel your attention as the band keeps playing.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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Under his administration, some EPA scientists say they were pressured to downplay the risks of new chemicals, according to reporting by ProPublica.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
28 Jan. 2025
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Min is being pressured by his sternly matriarchal grandmother (Minari Oscar winner Youn Yuh-Jung) to return to Korea and take on the position of creative director for a major fashion division the company has just acquired.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
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The alleged 'hitman' himself, Allen Glover, has admitted his testimony was coerced.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy concluded that such a ceremony subtly coerces students into participating in that prayer.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
28 Jan. 2025
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Two key factors increasingly constrain AI's growth: the rising electricity demand for data centers and evolving regulatory challenges.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Pressing domestic spending priorities — as European nations face high food and energy costs — have constrained the ambitions of regional governments to increase the funding for defense and security, however.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Dean of Students and ASU Police are available to assist any student who is threatened or harassed.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Cornell University junior Amanda Silberstein says she has been physically assaulted and harassed online and in person, and feels unsafe on campus.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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And Harry and LaGuerta have run into a problem of their own: Paul Petrie, the man whose car is the sole clue in the NHI murders, was bludgeoned to death in his home well before the Miami vics were killed.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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Paul Pelosi walked slowly to his seat with the help of a purple cane, more than two years after being bludgeoned with a hammer by an intruder looking for his wife, Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The company will be obliged to negotiate any impacts of the technology with the union and meet with the labor group semi-annually to review its employment of the technology.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
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Israel said Yehud should have been released on Saturday as Hamas is obliged to release civilians first.—
Abeer Salman,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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