Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed around
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There is little action that could be forced upon these platforms with today’s Section 230 protections for third-party content, but there is growing Republican support for reforming, or even repealing, the law.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025 -
Instead, group homes that used that model would be forced to apply to the Minnesota Department of Human Services for behavioral health funding to stay afloat, and abide by an entirely different set of regulations and expectations.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
23 Sep. 2025
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The bulk of the crowd fell quiet as those closest to the sign obliged.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025
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Investors who obtain the visa aren’t obliged to reside in Greece.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Drivers were asked to describe their aggressive behaviors, situations that compelled aggressive driving, emotions felt, coping strategies and road rage experiences.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bianca felt compelled to share footage of her experience after seeing other parents express similar frustrations on social media.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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An investigation was launched after victims at Fieldstone Middle School reported to their school resource officer and school administrators that they were being coerced online.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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In a case before the Supreme Court last year, the justices unanimously found that the gun group’s First Amendment rights were violated when New York state officials coerced private companies into blacklisting it.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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In an August webcast, a Micron executive said its HBM has 30% lower power consumption than the next competitor, an important factor because data centers are increasingly power constrained.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Sep. 2025
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Health care is inherently resource-constrained; there are enormous time pressures, and doctors don’t have unlimited time to explain diagnoses and treatments.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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Washington has pressured Mexico to crack down on Chinese imports over allegations that goods are being rerouted to the US, thus sidestepping American levies placed on Beijing.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Not all of that is his fault, however, as Tennessee's offensive line is porous, which has led to him being pressured on a high number of his dropbacks.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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He had been bludgeoned with an axe, Cincinnati police Detective Jeff Smallwood testified.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Sep. 2025
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O’Steen bludgeoned Marissa Grimes, dug a shallow grave for her under his house in west Fort Worth and for 10 days lived above where police later sawed open the floor to expose Grimes’ decomposing 135-pound body, prosecutors have argued that the evidence shows.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Don does not want to be harassed at his brother’s funeral, and the situation escalates to the point of fisticuffs very quickly.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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González, a cisgender woman who has short hair, asked Orr how the bill would protect people who might be falsely accused of using the wrong restroom and harassed as a result.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Pushed around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20around. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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