PUSHED AROUND Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

pushed around

verb

past tense of push around

as in forced

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Crew members of a container vessel reported damaged near the Strait of Hormuz were forced to abandon ship, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Center said in a separate statement.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
In his view, that defiance forced the GOP to take extreme measures and go it alone.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026

Definition of forced

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One by one, her companions Sabrina Carpenter, Fergie and Ice Spice obliged, demonstrating that even pop princesses may serve as entertainment when the queen commands.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
In the Netherlands, employers are generally obliged to pay employees on sick leave 70% of their wages for up to two years.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 6 July 2026

Definition of obliged

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Brugge was compelled to sell as the 18-year-old's contract expires on June 30, preventing him from leaving for free next year.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The image became so pervasive that Deschamps, the French coach, felt compelled to declare that Mbappé is actually a lovely teammate, not a despot.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Definition of compelled

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Larger economies have moved more slowly, however, constrained by fiscal pressure and domestic politics.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
It is constrained by how well sellers execute in high-stakes conversations such as discovery, stakeholder alignment, value communication, pricing and negotiation.

— Andy Springer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of constrained

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Last year, Carr pressured the Walt Disney Company to cancel Jimmy Kimmel’s show after the comic joked about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Volkswagen faces another critical juncture, pressured to reform its unique ownership structure that prioritizes employees over shareholders.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of pressured

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Two days after Gerardi released the report, on April 26, 1998, he was bludgeoned to death in his home.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
Over a period of more than an hour, according to police reports and Sebold’s memoir, the assailant bludgeoned Sebold with his fists, pounded her skull into the brick and choked her.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Definition of bludgeoned

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In 2023, two adults harassed a 9-year-old child at an elementary school track meet.

— Megan Gandy, The Conversation, 1 July 2026
The operation, ProPublica found, ensnared innocent residents of the majority-Black city who said they were targeted and harassed because of their race.

— Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Definition of harassed

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