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Recent Examples of push around
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.
—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
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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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
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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Young people have the right to think for themselves rather than having conservative extremism forced upon them in class.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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One final winnable game had slipped away, forcing the Aztecs and their fans to beg for a mulligan.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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It will be encumbered neither by norms nor the exigencies that compel speech in a democratic society.—
Casey Ryan Kelly,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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Because when the court declared those tariffs unlawful, the legal injury fell first on the entities that were compelled to pay them.—
Sara Albrecht,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Regardless, the news was met with widespread concern and upset from ENGENE, with some fans wondering if there’s more to the story, and whether HEESEUNG was pressured to leave.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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But the purpose of high-stakes testing is to pressure families to teach the material on the test, thereby exerting control over the curriculum.—
Nicholas Tampio,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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However, in early 2026, Banegas claimed his attorneys coerced him into pleading guilty and sought to change his plea.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Two similar situated individuals, both coerced to commit a murder have a different sentencing structure.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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If shipping remains constrained, supplies would need to be rerouted through alternative corridors or transported overland at far higher cost, analysts said.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Flows from the Middle East are still constrained, with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to maritime traffic.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Onyenso was the key to harassing the high-end NBA prospect into the roughest shooting performance of his season.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the years that followed, Tunisia set up a Truth and Dignity Commission, with Riahi and her sister called to testify in the summer of 2017 alongside thousands of other opponents of the Ben Ali government, who were targeted and harassed for their views.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Now, the foreign visitors are mostly gone, a lack of jet fuel bludgeoning the critical tourism sector.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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There was simply no difference as the team from Taiwan bludgeoned the far less talented squad from Czechia.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The state felt obliged to make up the difference.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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No one is obliged to be beautiful, and no one who fails to be is worth any less.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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