Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed around
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The defense forced three turnovers, Jason Myers kicked a Super Bowl-record five field goals, and running back Kenneth Walker III rushed for 135 yards to earn most valuable player as the Seahawks finished the season with 10 consecutive victories.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Anutin has been prime minister only since last September, after serving in the Cabinet of his immediate predecessor, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was forced out of office for an ethics violation regarding mishandling relations with Cambodia.—
GRANT PECK,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The aristocrat obliged and ordered the construction of the Duomo.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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The last time Alexander had been on the show, Colbert obliged, handing him a tub of pickles to bring to his father.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Vietnam was inextricably linked to a wrenching era in American history, as Blacks were being compelled to fight a war on two fronts—for equality at home and a nation’s hubris abroad.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Shein has pulled its net-zero pledge in Germany after a local watchdog group compelled the e-tail juggernaut to substantiate its claim or drop it.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
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Russia’s Defense and Foreign Ministries have not responded to CNN’s request for comment on allegations that some recruits were misled or coerced.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Butt maintains his innocence, claiming his confession was coerced through torture, and that evidence against him was planted, The Daily Telegraph reported.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Markets alone won’t deliver this shift, and governments, fiscally and politically constrained, cannot act alone.—
Sebastian Buckup,
Time,
7 Feb. 2026
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However, their real-world deployment remains constrained by slow oxygen electrochemistry at the air electrode, which leads to high overpotentials, limited power density, and rapid performance degradation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Her first challenge came in 2022 when Russell Wilson, the face of the franchise, pressured her to make a choice.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Sangram Parishad leaders alleged the government pressured members of the port’s negotiation team to accept the deal while confining them at the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority office in Dhaka.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 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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Then, hours later, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces harassed the merchant vessel Stena Imperative, the military said.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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When brown communities are being targeted and harassed in real life, when immigration raids, surveillance and political scapegoating are part of the daily backdrop, erasure on screen doesn’t feel abstract.—
Gloria Calderon Kellett,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Pushed around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20around. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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