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Recent Examples of push around
So far, that information isn’t being provided (the first lady was insistent on a theatrical push around the globe).
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Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
Interior running mate Christian Barmore will have opportunities to push around the Ravens’ offensive guards, both weak spots in their pass protection.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
Bend your knees slightly, then spin the hoop by giving it a big push around in one direction.
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Health Editorial Team,
Health,
20 Dec. 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.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
Interior running mate Christian Barmore will have opportunities to push around the Ravens’ offensive guards, both weak spots in their pass protection.
—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
Bend your knees slightly, then spin the hoop by giving it a big push around in one direction.
—
Health Editorial Team,
Health,
20 Dec. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
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Chisholm did not appear to go around and immediately erupted over the lack of an appeal, forcing Boone and first base coach Dan Fiorito to intervene.
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The competing corridors have left shippers confused, forcing vessels to navigate threats from sea mines, aerial drones and IRGC patrol boats.
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Graf denied a bid from Robinson's defense team to compel his former roommate and lover Lance Twiggs to testify during the preliminary hearing in July.
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Representatives of the Utah County Attorney’s Office said they were compelled to speak publicly about the case following speculation in some media outlets.
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The claims in the lawsuit — which included allegations that the dancers felt pressured in going to nude shows and interacting with performers— stand at odds with Lizzo’s public image and message.
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Trump has separately tried to end both grace periods and mail-in voting altogether through both an executive order and by pressuring Congress to pass legislation.
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Weger later insisted he had been coerced into making the confession.
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The decentralized group, created by 15-year-old Bradley Chance Cadenhead in Stephenville, targets children through social media, gaming platforms and messaging apps to coerce them into self-harm and sharing explicit content.
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Micron's quarterly results reinforced expectations that the market for artificial intelligence memory chips remains supply-constrained, a positive signal for fellow memory-chip maker SK Hynix, analysts said.
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As a result, cloud architectures once considered modern are now the operational bottleneck, constraining performance and slowing model training.
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John was found guilty of harassing an ex-girlfriend later that same year.
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Crow-Armstrong’s poor offensive start doomed his chance to start, while the bad national publicity stemming from a viral video of his profane reaction to a harassing female White Sox fan probably didn’t help matters.
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Olivia launches her second escape by bludgeoning one of her captors with a metal pipe, grabbing his gun, and sprinting toward the red prison door.
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Glossip was convicted and sentenced to death in the killing of his former boss, Barry Van Treese, who owned the Oklahoma City motel where Glossip worked and died after being bludgeoned with a baseball bat, according to court filings.
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His status as the game’s best secure, Messi lifted the trophy in a bisht that had been placed upon him — obliged to share his greatest triumph with the geopolitical forces that had brought the World Cup to the Middle East for the first time.
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Bedford Affordable would be obliged to ensure that at least 40% of the units are set aside for low-income residents, documents show.
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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