1
as in coward
a person without strength of character
pushovers who are afraid to discipline their little spoiled brat
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2
as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
scam artists mistakenly thinking that these farm families would be pushovers
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as in breeze
something that is easy to do
though the mountain is not especially high, the climb is very arduous and is definitely not a pushover
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Recent Examples of pushover
The end-of-season schedule is no pushover, either, so Illinois’ classification could get tested.
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Katie Blackburn and the Bengals’ front office will never be viewed as a pushover.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
America is learning pretty quickly that Vice President JD Vance is no pushover easily cornered on tough issues.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Jan. 2025
Mack, who grew up in Santa Barbara, was no pushover in the classroom either, earning a 3.61 GPA as a legal studies major.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Katie Blackburn and the Bengals’ front office will never be viewed as a pushover.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
America is learning pretty quickly that Vice President JD Vance is no pushover easily cornered on tough issues.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Jan. 2025
Mack, who grew up in Santa Barbara, was no pushover in the classroom either, earning a 3.61 GPA as a legal studies major.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushover
Noun
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This is a cop novel that fully satisfies its genre expectations — chases, gun battles, sinister bad guys, questionable cops, cowards and heroes.—
Claude Peck,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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If Republicans refuse to do that, then their constituents can rest assured that their representatives are cowards and liars.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Clip away suckers or small sprouts that are growing from the base of the tree.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
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Extended deterrence was a sham, and the people who relied on it were suckers.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Mar. 2025
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Pairing it with the console was a breeze, but connectivity to a PC proved a real sticking point.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The stainless steel exterior keeps beverages cold for a whopping 24 hours, and a convenient carrying loop makes toting this bottle through the airport a breeze while also keeping it easily accessible.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Not everybody is going to be content to be a doormat the way Congress is.—
Graham Underwood,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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The cats have left one now and then on our doormat, but those rats are dead as dead can be.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Athena instantly figures it out: Amber murdered those other girls and kidnapped Jayna, using Bullock as a patsy.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Thinking he's found his imbecilic patsy, Mussburger names Norville the new president.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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It can be slotted into a dedicated compartment and then removed for a picnic on a deserved beach.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2025
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Guests can also enjoy massages, picnics around Lake Arabella, and pick-up a s’mores roasting kit to use at the firepit.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Europe the obvious weaklings are Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and DS.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Tinkerbell, who is seen as somewhat of a weakling in the Shrek films, is flattened against a lantern in the land which is also home to props previously only seen digitally on screen.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Paying ransoms does not guarantee a return to normal business operations, and 35% of victims who paid a ransom, according to the in-house analysis of data, either did not receive decryption keys or received corrupted keys.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Authorities struggled to identify and process all of the victims.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Pushover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushover. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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