push around

verb

pushed around; pushing around; pushes around
Synonyms of push aroundnext

transitive verb

: to impose on contemptuously : bully

Examples of push around in a Sentence

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They would not be pushed around. Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Matas Buzelis is tired of getting pushed around. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 Among the crowd of thousands, children blow bubbles, play on the park’s outdoor exercise equipment and are pushed around in strollers and wagons. Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026 Ostensibly an effort to recenter the female perspective in some of the most famous tales from the Book of Genesis, the three-part event miniseries instead treats its characters like paper dolls to be pushed around at the whims of a narrative set in stone millennia ago. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for push around

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push around was in 1923

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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20around. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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