PUSHES AROUND Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

pushes around

verb

present tense third-person singular of push around

as in pressures

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The government has offered cash incentives to those willing to leave and pressures others to give up legal efforts by holding them in detention.

— Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
If a company pressures you into signing a contract before evaluating other options, that’s a red flag.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of pressures

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Rocca forces the playoff by sinking a 65-foot putt on the 18th hole.

— Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
No one forces us to perform the role, the financial rewards for those who make the international list are considerable, and for the most part the enjoyment found on the field makes up for the plentiful aggro off it.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of forces

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Every drop hits like a quake, and each muscular beat compels you to shake your ass.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
Further, since a charging order compels an LLC to re-direct distribution payments to the creditor, the appeals court further mused that such was enough to create standing since the LLCs needed to know who to pay.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of compels

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That emergency obliges all of us — critical filmmakers, activists, big and small festivals — to be more courageous.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 June 2026
The court replaced it with a read-in version that obliges parliament to refer a panel’s findings to the impeachment committee, which is responsible for conducting a full inquiry into the hearing evidence, determining whether grounds exist to remove a sitting president.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 May 2026

Definition of obliges

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Our region faces real and serious challenges, including gun violence, neighborhood disinvestment, growing wealth disparity, population stagnation and a fiscal burden that constrains public investment.

— Andrea Sáenz, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Better Decisions, Earlier What constrains superintendents is how much time every day gets consumed by documentation and piecing together what happened, rather than applying that judgment to what comes next.

— Mike Winn, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of constrains

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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

Definition of coerces

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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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