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Recent Examples of push around
Love had been pushed around 12:30 p.m. Friday, but first responders were not called until around 10 a.m. the next day, according to the affidavit.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Those type of plays weren’t uncommon as the Horned Frogs were pushed around all night.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Nov. 2025
The Packers will mostly push around the Bengals in a 31-20 win, and the Ravens will be better this week but lose again, 24-19.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
That first generation lasted until 2006, with 4,038 examples built, one of which this reporter had the opportunity to push around Manhattan.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Those type of plays weren’t uncommon as the Horned Frogs were pushed around all night.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Nov. 2025
The Packers will mostly push around the Bengals in a 31-20 win, and the Ravens will be better this week but lose again, 24-19.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
That first generation lasted until 2006, with 4,038 examples built, one of which this reporter had the opportunity to push around Manhattan.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
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With temperatures climbing above freezing and sunny skies melting half the structure, they were forced to start over entirely.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Twenty-two people — two civilians and 20 firefighters — were injured and thousands were forced to evacuate.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Unlike last April, when the Dolphins seemingly felt compelled to address defensive line after ignoring it in free agency, Miami should be able to enter April’s NFL Draft with a more open-minded approach.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the late 18th century, just a few decades before Mary Shelley wrote her science fiction masterpiece, the Italian surgeon Luigi Galvani jolted the scientific community with experiments that used metal and electricity to compel disembodied frog legs to kick.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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Singh said the students believed Stanford’s investments were linked to civilian suffering and that their goal was to pressure the administration to consider divestment, not to permanently occupy or damage the building.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Heading into the November midterm election, which Democrats believe will hinge on issues such as affordability and health care, national outcry over ICE's conduct has pressured lawmakers to speak out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Investigators accuse him of coercing middle school football players to perform nude exercises in a locker room and secretly photographing them in various stages of undress.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Trump may hope that the threat of more danger from above can coerce the Venezuelan regime into acting in ways Washington wants.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Notably, muse leaders typically aim at intermediate targets – reforming institutions and governance to constrain the menace.—
Valerie L. Myers,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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Guyana remained formally independent, yet functionally constrained.—
Rick Singh,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Some might have expected Declan Rice alone to win those headers or harass the opposition in that manner, but the partnership between these two is about more than just Zubimendi allowing the England midfielder to burst into goalscoring areas.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Student and faculty critics also accused the university of being too slow to respond to complaints about a rising star astrophysicist, Christian Ott, accused or harassing and discriminating against female graduate students as early as 2012.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Others, like Eberhardt, were bludgeoned.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Soon after San Diego Chargers owner Alex Spanos got over his own ego and paid up to hire him as the general manager, Beathard began to build upon ex-Raiders talent man Steve Ortmayer’s effort to build an AFC team that could bludgeon the likes of the Steelers, Raiders and Broncos.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Dec. 2025
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Russian officials were quick to clarify that the strategic partnership between Moscow and Tehran did not oblige Russia to intervene militarily if Iran were attacked.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Grok initially refused to put clown makeup on a Jama photo at the request of one user, but when another person said the photo was not of Jama, Grok soon obliged.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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