PUSHING AROUND Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

pushing around

verb

present participle of push around

as in forcing

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Courtesy of Atlanta’s defense, the Dream disrupted the Tempo’s offense early, forcing them to struggle getting shots in the paint.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Detectives said the fire erupted from separate ignition points, forcing evacuations at apartment complexes and nearby homes.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of forcing

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The state’s campaign watchdog can seek a court order compelling an influencer to disclose that they were paid, but that can take months.

— Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
This trend could displace hundreds of thousands of older adults, compelling them to select new Medicare Advantage plans.

— Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of compelling

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In the early 2010s, for example, Washington leveraged various jurisdictional advantages to cut Iran off from oil markets and global banking, pressuring it into negotiations.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
The move, combined with even more rigid sanctions, was aimed at pressuring Cuba’s government into political change.

— Andrea Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pressuring

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The losses exceed the number of fresh recruits that Moscow can muster, and Russian authorities are coercing men into signing up.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Anna’s colleague Noa Toussaint (CCH Pounder) follows with a video of Max coercing his mistress into suicide, shattering the narrative that bought his freedom.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

Definition of coercing

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In the post-Watergate, post-Vietnam era, this thinking went, Congress had gone too far in constraining the executive branch with presumptuous reforms that aimed to secure greater accountability and transparency from the White House.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Power grid limitations, construction labor shortages, and community opposition to data centers are already constraining that buildout.

— Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of constraining

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First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
There is no contract obliging a customer to buy a second bottle of wine, a second pair of running shoes, or a second box of protein powder.

— Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of obliging

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Back inside the ring, Brock Lesnar defended himself with a steel step, bludgeoning Oba Femi three times.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
By bludgeoning the Texas Rangers, 11-2, the Astros secured the regular-season series over their intrastate rival and own the tiebreaker.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of bludgeoning

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