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Recent Examples of push around
Because with and without Tagovailoa the Dolphins got pushed around too much in 2024.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Surprisingly, Georgia got pushed around by Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl loss.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
They’ve been pushed around, beaten up and worn down by opponents who have been far tougher in beating the Bruins (11-6 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) by an average of 13 points during their losing streak.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Attacking Head-On The IRS’ announcement of its audit campaign in 2018 meant the agency would stop pushing around the edges and unleash a frontal assault: Its audits would target not just the newer form of partnerships but also LPs.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Surprisingly, Georgia got pushed around by Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl loss.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
They’ve been pushed around, beaten up and worn down by opponents who have been far tougher in beating the Bruins (11-6 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) by an average of 13 points during their losing streak.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Attacking Head-On The IRS’ announcement of its audit campaign in 2018 meant the agency would stop pushing around the edges and unleash a frontal assault: Its audits would target not just the newer form of partnerships but also LPs.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
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However, much to her dismay, she was then forced to treat Damien amid the chaos at the hospital as the heat dome in Seattle continued.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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You are not forced to go far away to film something that’s far.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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Mulligan invites Thompson — after her Misty used magic to compel the dragon to dance as a distraction — to roll for the dragon’s power to resist it.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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If the court finds that Musk is the child's father, St. Clair can then compel him to pay child support.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Trump has said his tariffs aim to pressure Mexico into cracking down on migration and drug smuggling into the U.S. Sheinbaum highlighted her administration's efforts against Mexico's drug cartels, including seizing over a ton of fentanyl and dismantling 329 methamphetamine labs.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The American citizen has accused the Tates of luring her to Romania under the pretence of a romantic relationship and then pressuring her into working as a pornographic webcam model, according to court documents.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s rocky relationship with Zelensky goes back five years—to when Trump first held up military assistance Congress had authorized for Ukraine to coerce Zelensky into investigating his political rival Joe Biden.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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A week later, the White House used the threat of tariffs to coerce Mexico into dispatching thousands of additional troops along the U.S.-Mexico border to combat fentanyl smuggling.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Such inflation concerns might constrain the Federal Reserve's ability to implement interest rate reductions—typically creating macroeconomic conditions unfavorable for cryptocurrency assets.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Avian flu has decimated flocks of hens and constrained the supply of eggs at a time when demand for eggs has been increasing, causing prices to soar, according to Brian Earnest, lead economist for animal protein at CoBank.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Thus, lawsuits that are designed to harass folks into shutting up about something, or to retaliate against them for exercising their free speech rights, are thrown out of court very quickly.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Yet time and time again, those under orders keep their guns, give them to a friend or family member or find other ways to obtain one — then use them to harass, shoot or kill those who sought protection or others.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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The investigation came after Johnson’s daughter found her mother bludgeoned to death inside her home on Feb. 1, 1991, police said at the time.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Read Next National Man arrested in death of ex-girlfriend found bludgeoned in shallow grave, NY cops say February 17, 2025 1:32 PM Read Next National Woman missing for 7 months is found dead in Ohio yard, officials say.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Feb. 2025
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If Trump were to order an invasion of Greenland this could theoretically trigger a war with the rest of NATO, as the defense alliance's Article 5 obliges members to come to the assistance of any member state that is attacked.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Meeting Middleton had been on the teen’s bucket list, and in October the princess obliged.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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