pushes around

Definition of pushes aroundnext
present tense third-person singular of push around

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Verb
  • Noah pressures her to choose him and accuses her of being a gold digger in the process.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Businesses are either forced to absorb rising input costs, which pressures profit margins, or pass them through to clients, which adds to inflationary pressures.
    Paulina Likos,Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Christopher McVey was sent off late against Real Salt Lake after a second yellow card, which rules him out for Saturday and forces a lineup shuffle.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Freshman Hannah Wells get the start for Texas and forces three quick groundouts.
    Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The New York Times is seeking a new order that compels Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s team to rescind a set of press access restrictions that a federal judge ruled unconstitutional last week.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Even so, each glimpse of what lies beyond Earth compels us to search farther.
    Big Think, Big Think, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The 2026 Ram 1500 definitely obliges in that comfort.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The terms of the deal between property owners and the government obliges these landlords to keep rents affordable for their occupants for decades, generally restricting rent to about 30% of tenants’ income.
    Brian Y. An, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This propulsion system limits responsiveness and constrains the precision with which a drone can control its position and attitude simultaneously.
    Etiido Uko March 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Inflation constrains monetary easing.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Lo then bludgeons Richard in the head with a metal pipe and kills him.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Benedict and Sophie meet again in the countryside when Sophie protects a fellow maid after a group of Benedict’s acquaintances harasses her.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The report includes a screenshot that appears to show Accurso engaging with a comment from an Instagram account that frequently praises Hamas and harasses Jews.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Pushes around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes%20around. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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