PUSHERS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

pushers

noun

plural of pusher

as in traders

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Oil prices rebounded slightly early on Tuesday as traders became less confident that a diplomatic solution to the conflict, which has upended energy markets, is in sight.

— Mike Sheen, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
It’s driven by supply and demand, and what traders, refiners and other buyers are willing to pay.

— Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of traders

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Sanchez said that the ruling had been intentionally misconstrued by migrant smugglers to convince thousands of people to cross by swimming around the border fence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Sánchez said that the ruling had been intentionally misconstrued by migrant smugglers to persuade thousands of people to swim around the border fence.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of smugglers

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Gosha, a local station master, has a side-hustle of his own, turning a blind eye while bootleggers siphon diesel from the tankers that sit idly on the train tracks.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026
Weeth said bootleggers purchase fireworks from manufacturers in China and who, for a fee, package the fireworks in colorful branding, which are more difficult to track and often lack proper warnings.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of bootleggers

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Too Much Vertical Hardscaping Walls and fences are conspicuous boundaries.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
For more than a decade now, European and indeed American politicians have known that real, fake, enhanced, or context-free pictures of migrants jumping fences will immediately create a wave reaction.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026

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