pushed around

past tense of push around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed around
Verb
  • Instead, Syed was forced out this summer despite two decades of experience in counterterrorism and cyber operations.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The show also featured a number of first-time nominees and first-time winners like Tramell Tillman, Jeff Hiller, Hannah Einbinder, and Owen Cooper, all of whom were been forced to amend their moment in the spotlight to adhere to the joke.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That means the sheriff and chief probation officer are not obliged to implement its recommendations.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Then they are obliged to follow all lines of enquiry and take action as appropriate.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At some point in the near future, a government will likely be compelled to impose unpopular austerity measures and address the deficits in the pension system.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Inclusion in the index typically provides a structural advantage to stocks, as passive funds and ETFs that track the benchmark are compelled to purchase shares.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators allege that Hernandez coerced at least five minors into participating in the production of child pornography on at least seven occasions, consistent with the seven charges.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.
    Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This could represent a significant edge in a GPU market constrained by supply, where demand significantly surpasses availability, especially for cutting-edge chips.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This has constrained turnover and turnover is what makes the world go 'round for the mortgage business.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some of my friends were pressured to send inappropriate pictures, contacted by strangers, and exposed to content way beyond our age.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Beyond the considerable issue of adequately defending the potent Eagles offense, the Chiefs most obviously will seek to better protect Mahomes — who was sacked six times and pressured 16 times without the Eagles blitzing once.
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Grippo bludgeoned Casado to death, delivering multiple blows with the makeshift weapon and fleeing before police arrived.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Poor Harriet, a gallery assistant who has been harassed since the pilot, gets the brunt of Laura’s frustration.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Women were later doxxed online, harassed, stalked and endured threats as well as suicide attempts, prosecutors said.
    Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Pushed around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20around. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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