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Recent Examples of push around
Using a regular controller, players can control a tiny digital ship, firing nanoscale bullets to push around a physical polystyrene ball just a few microns wide.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2025
That all changed last Saturday when eagle-eyed paparazzi snapped Kournikova at Bal Harbour Shops, being pushed around the tony outdoor mall in a wheelchair.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Using a regular controller, players can control a tiny digital ship, firing nanoscale bullets to push around a physical polystyrene ball just a few microns wide.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2025
This is not exactly the axis of evil, or the axis of anything except countries that are either dependent on the United States or otherwise easily pushed around.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2025
That all changed last Saturday when eagle-eyed paparazzi snapped Kournikova at Bal Harbour Shops, being pushed around the tony outdoor mall in a wheelchair.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Using a regular controller, players can control a tiny digital ship, firing nanoscale bullets to push around a physical polystyrene ball just a few microns wide.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2025
This is not exactly the axis of evil, or the axis of anything except countries that are either dependent on the United States or otherwise easily pushed around.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
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Some have succeeded in slashing sales and forcing policy changes.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Fans are forced to watch that terrifying accident all over again — knowing exactly what's about to happen.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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However, unbeknownst to Joe or the four cooks, Edward felt compelled by Joe's message and sent another food critic to secretly review the restaurant.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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That we are compelled to take Miller’s suggestion seriously is a measure of the gravity of the threat to American democracy.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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Democrats want to put Republicans on record on that case and others while also pressuring the government of El Salvador, which is working with the Trump administration.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The relationship between the two is best described as on-again, off-again, with Taylor's family and her faith pressuring her to make things work while news of Dakota's behavior puts her face-to-face with some of her worst fears.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Carter argued his confession was coerced, and the witnesses, two immigrants without legal status, later said police and prosecutors had pressured them to falsely implicate Carter.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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The ensuing conflict between them takes an abrupt turn into a hotel-room two-hander as Anima fastens Abel to a bed and coerces him into confronting his feelings by playing his own music to him and dispensing shallow insights about how his songs’ upbeat melodies belie their cry-for-help content.—
Charles Bramesco,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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Removing Traditional Shopping Constraints Even the most enthusiastic shopper has their limits: time, energy and mental capacity all constrain the shopping experience.—
Tim Bridges,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Venice is already a hub for contemporary art with its international biennale, but SMAC aims to do something that doesn’t exist in the city’s arts landscape: be a kunsthalle, a space that mounts regular temporary exhibitions but isn’t constrained by a specific curatorial focus or theme.—
Catherine Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2025
Verb
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The dismissal came on the heels of a filing in the case by lawyers for L.A. County that alleged Villanueva was harassing Sheriff Robert Luna and members of the Board of Supervisors by trying to call them as witnesses at a potential civil trial.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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The agency also secured a $300,000 settlement for a mother, daughter and the daughter’s boyfriend in Oklahoma who were allegedly harassed and assaulted by neighbors because the boyfriend was Black, to which the landlord responded by trying to evict the mother.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
15 May 2025
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And while veteran point guard Courtney Vandersloot will be the primary playmaker, Cardoso will be a connector who bludgeons opponents under the basket while also activating the bulk of the Sky’s second looks.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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As in the game, Abby bludgeons Joel to death with a golf club as Ellie (Bella Ramsey) is forced to watch helplessly.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Huawei’s networks carry valuable data, which the company is obliged under Chinese intelligence laws to provide at the government’s request.—
Anne Neuberger,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2025
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The United States doesn't formally recognize Taiwan's statehood but is obliged to supply the island with defensive arms under the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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