push around

verb

pushed around; pushing around; pushes around

transitive verb

: to impose on contemptuously : bully

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This is not exactly the axis of evil, or the axis of anything except countries that are either dependent on the United States or otherwise easily pushed around. Rich Lowry, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025 While her rookie season was a success, she was often shoved and pushed around. William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025 The footage also shows the now obligatory abuse, as the wheeled warrior continuously rights itself as it gets pushed around. Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025 One of the primary features of this age of the internet and smartphones and algorithmic feeds is that our attention is everywhere and nowhere at the same time, because we’re endlessly pushed around by a parade of distractions. Sean Illing, Vox, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for push around

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push around was in 1923

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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20around. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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