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Recent Examples of push around
That first generation lasted until 2006, with 4,038 examples built, one of which this reporter had the opportunity to push around Manhattan.
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
On a Wednesday morning in Oceanside during the camp’s second session, the furniture in Municipal’s conference room had been pushed around.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
But the fight and spirit Miami’s backups showed on Saturday - days after getting pushed around by the Lions for two practices - shows that McDaniel’s team is a work in progress.
—Omar Kelly
august 16, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The other school of thought is that Martin — at 5-foot-11, 220 pounds — is going to be pushed around and that his speed is the only thing that puts him on the field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
On a Wednesday morning in Oceanside during the camp’s second session, the furniture in Municipal’s conference room had been pushed around.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
But the fight and spirit Miami’s backups showed on Saturday - days after getting pushed around by the Lions for two practices - shows that McDaniel’s team is a work in progress.
—Omar Kelly
august 16, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The other school of thought is that Martin — at 5-foot-11, 220 pounds — is going to be pushed around and that his speed is the only thing that puts him on the field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
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France’s government has collapsed after a vote of no confidence on Monday, forcing Prime Minister Francois Bayrou out of office after just nine months on the job.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Quarterback Brock Purdy, who delivered a clutch, game-winning drive after throwing two interceptions, has a bad shoulder and toe that could force him to miss Week 2.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The women throwing their support behind a petition from Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie and California Democrat Ro Khanna to compel a vote to release the Epstein files.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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The power of Ed and Lorraine Warren compels you — to buy a movie ticket!—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Despite a sluggish offensive start, leaky coverage in the secondary and a failure to consistently pressure Justin Herbert, the Chiefs had a chance to steal the game from the Chargers in Brazil on Friday night.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The suit also alleges that Fox News pressures its guests not to appear on Newsmax and has hired private investigators to target Newsmax executives in an effort to drag down the channel.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Abrego's lawyers have said the administration is trying to coerce him into pleading guilty.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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The allegations come amid the ongoing fallout of felony perjury and bribery charges filed in 2023 against Tran, who is accused of paying off and coercing a witness in a separate 2011 murder case.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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There are talent shortages constraining the development of these sectors.—
Vilius Kavaliauskas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Normally, constrained by the plant’s natural color, scientists can only create a green glow.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kendra has claimed that suppressed childhood trauma led her to harass Lauryn and Owen.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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For more than a year, a Michigan teenager was harassed via text.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But there's a difference between helping a parent stay on track with a new regime and bludgeoning them with reminders.—
Ashley Milne-Tyte,
NPR,
21 Aug. 2025
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And yet even after the devastation unleashed on Iran’s nuclear sites by Trump, much remains unknown about the state of the Iranian nuclear program and the possibility that Iranian leaders, bludgeoned into a corner, could still scramble to develop a bomb.—
Vali Nasr,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Then they are obliged to follow all lines of enquiry and take action as appropriate.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Ergen, who had been buying up spectrum licenses since 2008, was best positioned to oblige.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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