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as in ambitious
having a strong desire for personal advancement
among the young associates at the law firm, he was unmistakably the most pushing
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as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
the sort of sycophantic, pushing man on the make that everyone loves to hate
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as in shoving
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
I had to push my damaged bike all the way home
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Recent Examples of pushing
Alessio Caprodossi, Wired News, 15 Feb. 2026
Musk plunged into a controversy of his own making after tweeting and deleting a post pushing baseless allegations about the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
—Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
While training large models requires mass amounts of parallel math — excellent work for a GPU — accessing that data and pushing it out to multiple agents requires more general compute offered by a CPU.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Marvina Haynes is pushing for support for families in situations like hers after tirelessly fighting for her brother's release.
—Beret Leone, CBS News, 1 June 2026
To help pass the baton to new leaders more smoothly, businesses could think about giving younger leaders strategic responsibility earlier in their careers, supporting senior leaders to act in a coaching or sponsor capacity, or pushing more decisions to frontline teams and their managers.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This is followed by the first quarter moon in your sign, pushing you to reconsider your needs in significant partnerships.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The downtown business group is pushing for Deputy Dist.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Though putting olive oil in coffee isn’t technically a traditional Italian custom, Starbucks has a history of pushing limits to discover new, unexpected ways to innovate around coffee.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
But in order to understand how vast the network is, scientists are pushing at the limits of space exploration.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 25 May 2026
Adjective
The weight limit was a necessary move to equalize race conditions and curb the use of athletic specialists who, although not bobsledders, have in the past proven decisive in their teams’ success through the pushing phase.
—Alessio Caprodossi, Wired News, 15 Feb. 2026
Musk plunged into a controversy of his own making after tweeting and deleting a post pushing baseless allegations about the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
—Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
Verb
White portrayed it as the natural result of two highly competitive personalities pushing each other.
—Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
While training large models requires mass amounts of parallel math — excellent work for a GPU — accessing that data and pushing it out to multiple agents requires more general compute offered by a CPU.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Marvina Haynes is pushing for support for families in situations like hers after tirelessly fighting for her brother's release.
—Beret Leone, CBS News, 1 June 2026
To help pass the baton to new leaders more smoothly, businesses could think about giving younger leaders strategic responsibility earlier in their careers, supporting senior leaders to act in a coaching or sponsor capacity, or pushing more decisions to frontline teams and their managers.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This is followed by the first quarter moon in your sign, pushing you to reconsider your needs in significant partnerships.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The downtown business group is pushing for Deputy Dist.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Though putting olive oil in coffee isn’t technically a traditional Italian custom, Starbucks has a history of pushing limits to discover new, unexpected ways to innovate around coffee.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
But in order to understand how vast the network is, scientists are pushing at the limits of space exploration.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushing
Adjective
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Alongside husband and series co-creator Garrett Kennell, Khare has transformed her digital series into one of contemporary Hollywood’s most ambitious nonfiction productions online.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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That’s certainly one approach to this, albeit an ambitious one.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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Visitors from around the world now regularly stop in, and Cook says that drag in her hometown has never been busier.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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From a viral sand cat to an airport explosives arrest, the Sacramento region saw a busy stretch of news in early June.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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Neither is pushing, shoving or throwing people from the pool deck.—
Hali Smith
June 2,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2026
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And Patrick Paul gave up a sack to Josh Uche during the final 11-on-11 period and shoving ensued.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Carting around unhappy campers in 100-degree weather and squeezing work into a shorter window is not exactly being poolside with a marg.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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The defense is disciplined, squeezing pressure from its trio of wings.—
Esfandiar Baraheni,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Created by Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse and John Kander, the musical follows Roxie Hart, an aspiring performer who finds herself at the center of a sensational murder trial in 1920s Chicago.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Charismatic hockey star Dean and aspiring actress Allie lead the third Off-Campus book, The Score.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
Verb
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And because the state is naturally scenic with varied terrain from one area to the next, driving between these sights ends up being a journey in and of itself.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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At first, local leaders thought tuberculosis may have been driving the deaths.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Araghchi said Iran sent messages to the Americans this week pressing the need to prevent an Israeli attack on Beirut.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Rams architects Les Snead and Sean McVay can still adroitly motivate a player without pressing too hard.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Four 2,400 kW electric motors (two each per hull) are coupled with steerable and thrusting waterjets with an output power above 25 kn.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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The painting, surrounded by scaffolding while the church undergoes repairs, is full of thrusting diagonals and shadowy figures, a meditation on both extreme suffering and pointed indifference to it.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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“Pushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushing. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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