push around

verb

pushed around; pushing around; pushes around

transitive verb

: to impose on contemptuously : bully

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Roots drummer Questlove responded to the complaints in an Instagram post featuring footage of front loaders pushing around wood chips to cover of giant muddy patches on the site at the Mann Center in Philly’s Fairmount Park. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 June 2025 The team has been pushed around, veteran Jamie Benn looks finished, and the lack of physical play is alarming. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025 Nevertheless, this ending looks awfully similar to years past: pushed around physically, overmatched and overwhelmed by what was supposed to be an inferior opponent. Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 14 May 2025 The rest is being pushed around for industrial use, and that has challenges. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 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 Jul. 2025.

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