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as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
he's usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people's projects
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as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
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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Recent Examples of pushy
Our guidance to them was to be helpful to clients, suggestive as opposed to pushy and to allow consumers plenty of room to experiment/sample.
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Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
And not in the usual way, not by being showy or pushy or big-footing her way into something.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
The pushy Bennet matriarch (Ruth Jones, hilarious) looks downright cruel when seen from the perspective of Mary, the perennial target of her disapproval.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
6 May 2026
His lack of emotional transparency can lead to me being overly pushy and feeling distant.
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Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for pushy
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
And not in the usual way, not by being showy or pushy or big-footing her way into something.
—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
The pushy Bennet matriarch (Ruth Jones, hilarious) looks downright cruel when seen from the perspective of Mary, the perennial target of her disapproval.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 May 2026
His lack of emotional transparency can lead to me being overly pushy and feeling distant.
—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for pushy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushy
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The goal is gentle smoke and indirect heat rather than aggressive flames.
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Right now, the multi-trillion-dollar global apparel industry is undergoing an aggressive technological shift, adopting artificial intelligence as a production standard rather than an experimental pilot.
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The tribe wants to build a travel center on the land along a busy highway on Long Island.
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Because Saturday is typically the busiest day for car sales, most dealerships remain open then and close on Sundays instead.
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Its young people are increasingly educated and ambitious but many are frustrated over fierce competition for limited jobs.
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Each scoop lifted tons of earth and rock as engineers raced to complete one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in history.
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Even Karp’s more intelligible arguments are quickly trampled over as additional intrusive thoughts took the wheel.
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Before being diagnosed with OCD in the spring of 2024, Lederer had spent years believing many of her intrusive thoughts were uniquely hers.
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Lee will play Maya, the officious Chief of Staff for the Governor of Oklahoma.
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Her Southern accent is slightly clipped and officious, the type of drawl that’s a stamp of a suburban upbringing.
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Scam texts are annoying for everyone.
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Others have blamed everything from feminism and long work commutes to annoying kiddy car seats.
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“Pushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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