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Recent Examples of push around
Brazil also isn’t some small country Trump can push around.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
Offsetting the carbon emissions of agriculture has been a major push around the globe in recent years.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
In particular, keep an eye out for larger vehicles, which are more likely to be pushed around or even toppled by heavy winds.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
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
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
Offsetting the carbon emissions of agriculture has been a major push around the globe in recent years.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
In particular, keep an eye out for larger vehicles, which are more likely to be pushed around or even toppled by heavy winds.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
Verb
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Obama did much of this without Republicans forcing his hand.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The International Organization for Migration said nearly 60% of those forced from their homes were children.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Without probable cause, Windsor could not have forced or compelled a blood test, breath test or urine test, De Bree’s memo said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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In season four, Mike’s control over Kingstown is threatened as new players compete to fill the power vacuum left in the Russians’ wake, compelling him to confront the resulting gang war and stop them from swallowing the town.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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As the debate over the plan unfolded, several families of hostages still held in Gaza staged a maritime protest, sailing toward the coastal waters off the Strip Thursday in an effort to pressure the government to prioritize hostage negotiations.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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In Europe, manufacturers are being pressured by European Union rules designed to force all new car buyers into electric vehicles by 2035 and 80% by 2030.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But, as archaeologist Sean Winter writes, also like in the US, the reality involves a lot of people coerced into laboring for the benefit of the most powerful.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges the grant conditions coerce local governments into adopting the Trump administration's policy agenda.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This liability, tied to Honeywell’s legacy environmental claims, had been a persistent overhang on Resideo’s balance sheet, creating uncertainty for investors and constraining capital deployment.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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All of Europe’s economic indicators are still blinking yellow or red, and national budgets are increasingly constrained by recent commitments to invest massively more in defense.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Cincinnati Fraternal Order of Police is hosting a petition saying Roley is harassing officers.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
11 Aug. 2025
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On college campuses, Jewish students were harassed, threatened and assaulted while too many progressive leaders looked away.—
Caren Leven,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Aug. 2025
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They were bound, partially nude and bludgeoned to death, each having injuries consistent with suffering more than 100 blows.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Instead, the attorney general said his office will seek a sentence of life in prison for Glossip because the man who confessed to bludgeoning Van Treese with a baseball bat, Justin Sneed, is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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Now, the court seems prepared to eviscerate what’s left of the 1965 Voting Rights Act by holding that Louisiana isn’t obliged to create a second congressional district that a Black candidate might win.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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The contract means Netflix has first refusal on projects Meghan and Harry pitch, but are not obliged to pay them the major yearly sums dished out during the original five-year deal.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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