Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed around
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Airlines around the world have been forced to cancel flights through multiple cities in the area, affecting thousands of global travelers.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Liz’s view The finance set has been worried about private credit, amplified by the troubles at Blue Owl, where a flood of redemption requests forced the firm to sell assets and look to wind down one of its funds for individual investors.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Its length was its first declaration of disrespect for those obliged to sit through it.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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Western Illinois coach obliged, and Wagner made the team.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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But a coroner can’t do that unilaterally, the NSW Coroner’s Court told CNN –– an inquest needs to be requested by police or a party with new evidence or compelled by the Supreme Court or the attorney general.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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The appearance in New York marks the first time a former president has been compelled to testify before Congress under a subpoena.—
Maegan Vazquez,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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While titles are not yet being disclosed, the first series is set in a ruthless fashion empire where a desperate young designer is coerced by her stepmother into spying on a notorious playboy CEO.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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Over the years, the gaming platform has been at the center of several lawsuits, including one filed last year where a California woman alleged that her teenage son was groomed and coerced to send explicit images on Roblox and Discord.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the Pentagon doesn’t want to be constrained by a company’s policies.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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India represents perhaps the most tantalizing long-term opportunity in Imax’s global portfolio, and also the most structurally constrained.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Another plaintiff was pressured to finish the year online or switch schools after reporting harassment, Casper alleged.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Chief Executive Marvin Ellison said the broad housing market remains pressured, and stocks for rival Home Depot and homebuilders also fell.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Using a giant rock, Linda bludgeoned the local boat captain and sent both him and Zuri plunging to their deaths.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 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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The Iranian regime has harassed and attacked international shipping in the Gulf of Oman for decades.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Truszkowski claims Moore did not follow up on the woman's report and instead harassed her.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Pushed around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20around. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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