PUSHING AROUND Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

pushing around

verb

present participle of push around

as in forcing

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Now sitting in Dallas and forcing myself to watch Joker 2, that was bad.

— Chris Stanton, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
As recently as 2024, Hurricanes Helene and Milton tore through Florida weeks before Election Day, damaging 25 polling places and forcing a reduction of these centers.

— Jonathan Webber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of forcing

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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
Agents instead went to several reporters' homes on the night of Friday, July 10 - just two days after the first story was published - with subpoenas compelling their testimony before a grand jury.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 July 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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Power grid limitations, construction labor shortages, and community opposition to data centers are already constraining that buildout.

— Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Tuesday's vote ended with 189 voting in favor and 235 voting in opposition of constraining the president's authority.

— Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of constraining

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Moreno asked the Ohio judge overseeing the case to grant a restraining order that would prohibit Miller from harassing, physically touching, and/or verbally or electronically threatening Moreno’s counsel.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Baldoni denied ever harassing Lively or retaliating against her.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Definition of harassing

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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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