pushes around

Definition of pushes aroundnext
present tense third-person singular of push around

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Verb
  • Noah pressures her to choose him and accuses her of being a gold digger in the process.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Businesses are either forced to absorb rising input costs, which pressures profit margins, or pass them through to clients, which adds to inflationary pressures.
    Paulina Likos,Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Christopher McVey was sent off late against Real Salt Lake after a second yellow card, which rules him out for Saturday and forces a lineup shuffle.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Freshman Hannah Wells get the start for Texas and forces three quick groundouts.
    Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But the implicit argument, that Colorado law effectively compels Jeffco to violate Title IX, is a major, predictable indictment of our legislature.
    Lisa Frizell, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
  • This trust compels me to fight for the freedom Rutherford County read freely.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The 2026 Ram 1500 definitely obliges in that comfort.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The terms of the deal between property owners and the government obliges these landlords to keep rents affordable for their occupants for decades, generally restricting rent to about 30% of tenants’ income.
    Brian Y. An, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This includes other priority areas along the Florida Wildlife Corridor where development constrains animal movement.
    Eve Bohnett, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Limited access constrains health care, education, digital connectivity and job creation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lo then bludgeons Richard in the head with a metal pipe and kills him.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Benedict and Sophie meet again in the countryside when Sophie protects a fellow maid after a group of Benedict’s acquaintances harasses her.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The report includes a screenshot that appears to show Accurso engaging with a comment from an Instagram account that frequently praises Hamas and harasses Jews.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Pushes around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes%20around. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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