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Recent Examples of tush Chicago Tribune One counter to Johnson’s remark is that moving the chains on a fourth-and-1 tush push provides the offense a fresh set of downs and more opportunities for explosive plays. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025 Listen to this article 2 min The tush push survived for at least one more season as NFL owners voted against a proposal that would have effectively banned the play for 2025 and beyond. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025 Facing stiff resistance around the NFL, the tush push managed to move the chains and gain a fresh set of downs. Dave Campbell, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025 Like many other aspects across the NFL, other teams have tried to adopt the tush push with varying success, while the Eagles remain the masters of it. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tush
Noun
  • An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.
    Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
  • With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • The front seat offers supportive and comfortable Nappa leather sport seats.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
  • Ohio and Missouri, which could render four more Republican seats, combined, are also looking at redistricting.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • In front of this, a huge sculpture of a whale’s tail is another reminder of the ocean life outside the walls—where guests can set sail for day trips, surrounded by giddy dolphins, and where the edge of Morocco can be seen on a clear day.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
  • Nick Moskovitz of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, told the AP that these meteors tend to move slower, which could result in tails that appear to linger in the sky for a bit longer.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • The deal comes as investor interest in AI code writing startups is running at fever pitch after Google spoiled OpenAI’s takeover of Windsurf by poaching key execs in a $2.4 billion deal announced this week, with the rump of the company bought by rival Cognition.
    Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • According to Interior Wildlife, the porcupine's rump was the only spot rescuers could reach through the plane's small window opening.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 5 June 2025

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“Tush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tush. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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