pushers

Definition of pushersnext
plural of pusher

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushers
Noun
  • High-frequency traders on Wall Street have used new technology to gain a two-millionths of a second advantage over rival traders.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
  • With the prospect of dollar assets paying less interest in the future, traders are staying away.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Past disputes have included Australian intelligence wiretapping accusations involving Indonesia's former president, the execution of Australian drug smugglers and tensions over people smuggling.
    NINIEK KARMINI, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
  • These days, most kidnappings are typically connected to domestic or family issues, human smugglers or mental illness.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • From embracing bootleggers to pulling its catalog from Spotify, Mackenzie explains how the band has tried to protect its creative core while the industry transforms around it.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Groucho Marx stars as the new president of Huxley College, who attempts to sign on two pro players to help beat rival Darwin University but ends up getting a pair of bootleggers instead.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Heavy sunflowers weeping over fences; iris curling and browning at the edges far away from their purple hearts; ears of corn letting their auburn hair wind down to their stalks.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Staff move fences as the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final is postponed due to heavy snow in Livigno.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • As the best place in town to hear Black music, the Mines attracted a diverse swath of Black life, from hustlers to teachers and entrepreneurs.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Layoff anxiety is driving side hustles, and some side hustlers are burning out trying to get a business off the ground or taking on too many side hustles.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Pushers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushers. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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