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Recent Examples of push around
Yes, that WestRock plant — the big factory that looms over I-94 at Vandalia, the one with large metal beige walls and front-end loaders pushing around cardboard, the source (at times) of interesting smells.
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Ben Shardlow, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
The president-elect has long promoted the idea that the U.S. has been exploited and short-changed and even pushed around by allies and beneficiaries — not to mention rivals such as China.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
Waitstaff push around noisy carts filled with steaming silver tins brimming with dim sum treats: delicate sui mai, fluffy ham pao, and elegantly scalloped hakao.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
These efforts, along with the push around quality of life, have led to successful partnerships with companies like Shipt, a startup grocery delivery service, and Landing, a facilities management software company that moved from San Francisco in 2024.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Ben Shardlow, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
The president-elect has long promoted the idea that the U.S. has been exploited and short-changed and even pushed around by allies and beneficiaries — not to mention rivals such as China.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
Waitstaff push around noisy carts filled with steaming silver tins brimming with dim sum treats: delicate sui mai, fluffy ham pao, and elegantly scalloped hakao.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
These efforts, along with the push around quality of life, have led to successful partnerships with companies like Shipt, a startup grocery delivery service, and Landing, a facilities management software company that moved from San Francisco in 2024.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
Verb
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Initially, the plant’s staff was overwhelmed, forcing Motorola to briefly backtrack on its promise to deliver phones to customers within four days.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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Frankie Grande was forced to compete alone in a two person Battle of the Block Competition when his teammate Caleb abandoned him and sat out.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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So she still feels compelled to speak up for these fellow children of God.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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That compels people to shell out somewhere between $2,500 and $3,000 for courtside seats for a summer league game, as people did Thursday.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Nashville resident Kyle Caldwell this year said his 12-year-old son was charged with a felony and later pressured into pretrial diversion for posting an Instagram screenshot of a text message exchange that included threats against two Nashville schools.—
Kelly Puente,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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These suits often have little to do with improving access — and everything to do with pressuring businesses into quick settlements.—
Aaron Hichman,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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One of the former detectives Dillard accused of helping harass and coerce a witness into testifying was among the Wolverines.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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Attorneys opened their cases on Tuesday at the Leighton Criminal Court Building before the former student, now 26, testified for hours, telling jurors that Crowder engaged her in a relationship and then coerced her into having two abortions.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The combination of limited production capacity and expensive weapons sometimes constrained the government’s options.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Undermining green energy growth removes one of gas’s most important allies—and, paradoxically, could constrain its future.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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In her complaint, Ortiz alleges she was bullied, harassed and neglected by staff in the school district, including her special education manager.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Cuomo harassed at least 11 women, according to a report from New York Attorney General Letitia James.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Four provost marshals barged into the judge’s courtroom and bloodily bludgeoned him with the butt of a pistol in front of his jury and civilian spectators.—
Paul Callahan,
Baltimore Sun,
29 May 2025
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The film struggles to let scenes breathe, bludgeons us too frequently with music cues and skips out on crucial emotional beats to replace them with less effective melodrama.—
Brandon Yu,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Clark the Cub obliged and threw the ball back to Kamara.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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Many pet owners love to pamper and praise their animal companions, and there are small business owners who are quick to oblige.—
Erin Federigan,
Mercury News,
2 July 2025
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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