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Recent Examples of pushover Healey has sadly been a pushover to House and Senate Democrats, rarely challenging them on fiscal issues or hot button topics like the migrant crisis. Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025 Grand Canyon isn’t a pushover, but the matchup sets up poorly for the Antelopes. Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025 However, fresh evidence from the HHS’ watchdog shows the problem is not a pushover FDA. Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025 But that's not managing up – that's becoming a professional pushover. Melody Wilding, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pushover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushover
Noun
  • With rising apprehension, the Cabinet kept deliberating for a couple of days while Sumner did his best to shut down jingoistic rhetoric in the Senate from politicians who demanded that Lincoln not be a coward in the face of Great Britain.
    Zaakir Tameez June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • Because these cowards fear being doxed for their inhumane and unconscionable actions.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • When my daughter and I are outside, these pesky blood suckers feast.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 24 June 2025
  • Along the way, the administration recast the U.S. commitment to European security from a mutually beneficial partnership to a sucker’s game that enabled gluttonous free-riding at Americans’ expense.
    Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Keep scrolling to find more totes, crossbody bags, and wallet phone cases under $60 at Amazon that will make your summer travels a breeze..
    Claire Harmeyer, People.com, 29 June 2025
  • The recipes are broken down clearly, with numbered steps, photos, and bolded ingredients that make skimming a breeze.
    Neha Tandon, Glamour, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • TikToks garnering over a million views offer ample everyday inspiration, showcasing wicker baskets, woven doormats, faux wreaths that look deceptively fresh, and warm lighting.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
  • For more small-space styling solutions, read on for whimsical topiaries, spring doormats, a streamlined spin on the trendy egg chair, and more.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • News stories about Iran and Netanyahu playing him as a patsy didn’t help.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
  • Today’s Wordle Etymology The word patsy apparently comes from the Italian name Patsy, short for Pasquale, which was used in vaudeville productions and early 20th-century slang to refer to a gullible or easily deceived individual.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • Amenities include an outdoor pool, grills, a picnic area, a fitness center with a yoga room, a lounge and game room, a dog park, EV charging stations and more.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
  • Don’t shelter in unprotected open buildings, such as metal sheds, picnic pavilions, baseball dugouts and porches.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Based on this challenge, the groups would have been weaklings Cedrek, Star, Chrissy, Sai, Kamilla, and Mary in one group and Eva, Joe, Mitch, Kyle, David, and Shauhin in the strongman group.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.
    David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The firefighter victims in the attack were identified at the news conference.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
  • Tulsa firefighter-medics were ambushed and shot at earlier this month while treating a victim in Oklahoma, Tulsa Fire Chief Michael Baker said on KOTV-News.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 July 2025

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“Pushover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushover. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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