Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed around
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But without any leads nor money to return back to her comfortable life in India, Mehr is forced to work as a housemaid for these eccentric artists Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026 -
Choreographed to perfection, yet not in a way that felt forced in the slightest, Bono and company distilled their brilliant Elevation Tour into a spellbinding three-song set that found the band performing while names of terrorist victims were shown on the big screen.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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The aristocrat obliged and ordered the construction of the Duomo.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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The last time Alexander had been on the show, Colbert obliged, handing him a tub of pickles to bring to his father.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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We are compelled, from the indirect astrophysical evidence and the high-quality null results from direct detection efforts, to consider it seriously.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Frist felt compelled to spotlight one more Nashville women artist as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Russia’s Defense and Foreign Ministries have not responded to CNN’s request for comment on allegations that some recruits were misled or coerced.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Butt maintains his innocence, claiming his confession was coerced through torture, and that evidence against him was planted, The Daily Telegraph reported.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Production remained constrained by modest yields and a difficult, labour-intensive extraction process, limiting its role in large-scale industrial and military supply chains, the South China Morning Post writes.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Right now, the market is constrained.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Her first challenge came in 2022 when Russell Wilson, the face of the franchise, pressured her to make a choice.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Sangram Parishad leaders alleged the government pressured members of the port’s negotiation team to accept the deal while confining them at the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority office in Dhaka.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
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Once at the home, which sits just north of Burbank Boulevard, police found a bloody scene and investigators believe the woman was bludgeoned to death with an axe, Fox Los Angeles reported.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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White’s onslaught was only part of a crucial advantage for the Bulls, who bludgeoned the Nets from the 3-point arc in the first half (60%).—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
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Then, hours later, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces harassed the merchant vessel Stena Imperative, the military said.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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When brown communities are being targeted and harassed in real life, when immigration raids, surveillance and political scapegoating are part of the daily backdrop, erasure on screen doesn’t feel abstract.—
Gloria Calderon Kellett,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Pushed around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20around. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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