1
as in coward
a person without strength of character
pushovers who are afraid to discipline their little spoiled brat
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2
as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
scam artists mistakenly thinking that these farm families would be pushovers
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3
as in breeze
something that is easy to do
though the mountain is not especially high, the climb is very arduous and is definitely not a pushover
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While downright decadent at times, thanks to the gourmet food and drink en route, the Tour du Mont-Blanc (TMB), 103 miles of hiking that circles Mont Blanc and passes through France, Italy, and Switzerland, is no pushover.
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Doug Mayer, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023
The Americans saw Karzai as a wartime leader with little interest in warfare, a fickle pushover too eager to follow the counsel of toadies, an ingrate who constantly insulted the American troops who kept him in power.
—Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2016
As Jimmy, the chief pushover, Jimmy, Norman makes for a sympathetic enough nincompoop.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 June 2024
Saturday's cartoons - pushover pachyderms, Biden's mental health, and more
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Doug Mayer, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023
The Americans saw Karzai as a wartime leader with little interest in warfare, a fickle pushover too eager to follow the counsel of toadies, an ingrate who constantly insulted the American troops who kept him in power.
—Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2016
As Jimmy, the chief pushover, Jimmy, Norman makes for a sympathetic enough nincompoop.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 June 2024
Saturday's cartoons - pushover pachyderms, Biden's mental health, and more
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By The Week US
published 4 days ago
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—The Week Us, theweek, 8 June 2024
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“Pushover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushover. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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