PUSH AROUND Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

push around

verb

Definition of push around

as in to force

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Recent Examples of push around And the hope is that Robinson turns the corner because that gives Miami’s defense a fighting chance to produce a respectable defense, one that won’t be pushed around any longer. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026 The Paparazzo sits in Gucci’s current push around familiar house codes, with the GG canvas, Horsebit and Web all visible from the court. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 May 2026 Marchenko seems like a 30-goal lock, but he got pushed around when games intensified. — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Trump, who appointed three of the court’s six conservative justices, complained that the justices appointed by Republican presidents are letting themselves be pushed around by Democrats. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for push around

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Verb

Bournemouth were profligate, despite scoring through Marcus Tavernier and forcing a Malick Thiaw own goal, with multiple first-half chances wasted.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But the truth of it is that Sharaa forced his hand by seizing swathes of the SDF’s territory in a lightning offensive in January.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of force

Verb

The Lions recorded the third-slowest average time to pressure last season.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The rest of the defense pressured Cal quaterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele into some bad throws, but James still had to focus to complete the picks in a high-pressure game.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pressure

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His brother Tristan was an accessory, the unit said, using physical aggression to coerce the victim.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Starting in January, Cohen began making his claims about being coerced into working with the prosecution in the New York case.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of coerce

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African banks are constrained by government borrowing and shallow domestic savings, while the continent faces an infrastructure financing gap estimated at up to $100 billion a year.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Fuel exports through the Strait of Hormuz are constrained due to the Iranian attacks on tankers.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of constrain

Verb

His connection with his head coach continues to grow, and a coach who loves to bludgeon an opponent with the run game got to do so to kick off the season.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Throughout, the reader is bludgeoned with reminders of the war’s significance, and in the service of this aim Harding also offers a curious mixture of political awareness and faux naïveté.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bludgeon

Verb

Gearheads had been waiting for the ‘Vette to go mid-engined for decades, and finally, Chevy obliged.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
Add-ons are likely to nudge that number up by a few more million, while Tottenham are obliged to buy Marmoush for £60m next summer after a year on loan.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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