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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed around
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He was forced off with what looked like a hamstring injury, and with only four matches remaining, there is now a very real possibility that Salah has played his final game for Liverpool.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Even though the pushing and throwing motions forced the robots into excursions near the boundaries of their physical workspaces, and the pick-and-place maneuver demanded complex internal mathematical checks, all three machines were able to learn a functional policy via a single human demonstration.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Jack Warner didn’t much like the title, and requested it be changed to The Night Action; Reeves obliged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Referee James Williams obliged and gave Booker the penalty.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Shiver, who no longer works at Michigan, said she felt compelled to speak out so other young women are not caught in similar circumstances.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Given his Day 3 status, the Panthers won’t feel compelled to rush him into starter duty.—
Mike Kaye
April 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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But some were also deceived or coerced.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the case against Roy Blackmon, two witnesses later testified their statements were coerced.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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And even on a track, aboard a proper sportsbike, we’re still constrained by the machine, the environment, and, more than anything, our own skill.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s nuclear ambitions were no longer constrained.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Trump has also pressured Ukraine to come to an agreement with Russia.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Digital platforms had been pressured to strike deals with Australian news publishers to pay for journalism by legislation passed in 2021 that created the country’s News Media Bargaining Code.—
Rod McGuirk,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Authorities say Pamela Austin was found bludgeoned and stabbed to death, and Michael Austin appeared dead from a manner of suicide.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Throughout Season 51, sketches have buckled under dragging runtimes, one-note jokes bludgeoned to death and facile concepts; earlier this year, another first time host, Teyana Taylor, was similarly let down by sketches that couldn’t match her depth and range as a performer.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2026
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My body, however, had become an object of desire—I was catcalled, harassed, or groped on the way home from the movies or school.—
Leila Mottley,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Supporters say Assembly Bill 2624, introduced by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, a Bay Area Democrat, aims to protect employees and volunteers at immigration support services facilities from being doxxed or harassed.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Pushed around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20around. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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