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Recent Examples of tush The tush push has become controversial largely because of its effectiveness. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025 Continue reading … 'FOOTBALL TYPE OF PLAY’ – Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce addressed the health and safety concerns surrounding the tush push amid talks to potentially outlaw the play. Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 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 and Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025 Even if the tush push gets banned when a final decision is made, Nick Sirianni should at least have something good come out the NFL owners' meetings. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 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
  • Tickets are $100 per seat, and becoming a beauty sponsor, which includes a table of 8 and acknowledgment at the event, is $1000.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
  • At least 29 candidates sought to fill the vacant seat.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the video Millie was confidently walking along a park path, her own leash in her mouth, tail wagging, and clearly enjoying the freedom of a spring stroll.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • It's thought that the solar maximum occurred in October 2024, according to scientists at NOAA and NASA, though the tail of the peak can often bring with it intense magnetic activity.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Standing in the pen behind the bull, Glass makes kissing noises and pats the animal’s rump for encouragement, while Scalisi stands ready, hand on the chute’s lever.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Nearly 60 percent of veteran voters backed T rump, while roughly 40 percent cast their vote for Harris.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Tush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tush. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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