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Recent Examples of push around
Attacking Head-On The IRS’ announcement of its audit campaign in 2018 meant the agency would stop pushing around the edges and unleash a frontal assault: Its audits would target not just the newer form of partnerships but also LPs.
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Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
At least a dozen storms since 1963 have made loops of various sizes as they were pushed around by larger weather systems.
—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
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Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
At least a dozen storms since 1963 have made loops of various sizes as they were pushed around by larger weather systems.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
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But he was forced to cash them in a decade ago to pay a large dental bill.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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When Alma’s inventor is murdered, Salia and Zem, two cops from different zones who are polar opposites, are forced to collaborate on the investigation.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
11 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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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 Kansas City defense is no slouch either, and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has struggled at times when pressured.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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Trump is pressuring the International Olympic Committee to ban transgender athletes from competition ahead of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.—
Kayla Gaskins,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Supreme Court's Bantam Books v. Sullivan precedent makes clear that government officials can't use their position to coerce private entities into censorship.—
Brenda Looper,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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The new Trump administration, however, seems much keener on wielding U.S. military power to coerce the Iranians into abandoning their nuclear ambitions.—
Rosemary Kelanic,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2025
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Ukraine’s agony, with its echoes of Hitlerian aggression, calls into question the deepest convictions of those of us who are convinced there must be a more robust way to constrain, or at least disincentivize, the Putins of this world.—
Winslow Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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This President, like every other President, is still constrained by federal law and the Constitution.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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Kanye West is facing yet another lawsuit from a former employee, this time from a Jewish Yeezy staffer who claims the rapper harassed her and routinely praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Takeaways Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish defensive effort included six blocks and 16 steals in addition to harassing Stanford into 31% shooting. Stanford: If Agara’s injury is long term, a rough season is about to get even rougher for the Cardinal.—
Curt Rallo,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 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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Ball Arena obliged, but only gradually, until Murray cupped his hand to his ear asking for more.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Warriors naturally obliged, starting their partnership on the right foot.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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