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Recent Examples of push around
Getting pushed around by Alabama in the SEC title game was a gut punch.
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Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
The Cavs got pushed around in last year’s playoffs by the New York Knicks.
—Tom Withers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
So don’t be pushed around by societal narratives of what the ultimate good looks like.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Nov. 2024
Getting pushed around by a wave more powerful than himself, again and again, knocking him this way and that, almost teasing him before pulling him down forever.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
The Cavs got pushed around in last year’s playoffs by the New York Knicks.
—Tom Withers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
So don’t be pushed around by societal narratives of what the ultimate good looks like.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Nov. 2024
Getting pushed around by a wave more powerful than himself, again and again, knocking him this way and that, almost teasing him before pulling him down forever.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for push around
Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
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The only Kansas case pending is Pope’s, which has attracted national attention over his efforts to force the government to release Capitol security footage from Jan. 6.Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Police in riot gear used tear gas to force protesters away from the White House; then Trump was escorted to the nearby church along with several administration officials.David Sterling Brown, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Garcia said he was compelled to act given that nearly two dozen of the top 50 QBs for 2026 already have made commitments.Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Some digital law experts worry that the DSA’s risk assessment and risk mitigation provisions could be interpreted to compel platforms to remove speech, even if the law doesn’t directly require the removal of certain harmful content.Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
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But not necessarily so: The incoming administration has other sanction options at its disposal that could serve to pressure Havana without isolating the nation from the international community.Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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Shortly after cutting ties with Baldoni, WME — which also represents Lively and her megastar husband Reynolds — released a statement insisting that the married stars didn’t pressure the agency to do drop him.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
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The alternative to accommodation is for the United States to coerce South Korea into giving up on nuclearization by threatening economic sanctions and exclusion from the market for nuclear materials.Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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Terrorism requires the death to be intended to intimidate or coerce the population or influence government policy.Erin Keller, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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In a network that's super cheap and easy to extend, that doesn't have to be constrained by geography or existing road networks.New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
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The special courts and tribunals, created by the United Nations, are constrained to specific conflicts and time periods.Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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In another question, 97% said they were not harassed or bothered when voting.Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Detectives arrested Kehoe on a charge of distributing visual material to harass at his West Springfield home, police said.Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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By the end, Arsenal had blustered and bludgeoned their way to 23 shots, but only three of them were on target.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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The clown, a kind of psychopathic silent movie character who never utters a peep, bludgeons his victims in vicious murder sequences that operate as gory punchlines each time out.Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Another clue is that, as a brand ambassador, Zendaya is contractually obliged to only wear jewelry by Bulgari during red carpet appearances.Kate Matthams, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Under international law, the finding does not oblige the U.S. to take action, although officials said the sanctions provide some immediate teeth to the measure.Declan Walsh, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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