pushover
noun
push·over
ˈpu̇sh-ˌō-vər 
Examples of pushover in a Sentence
They thought the first team they played would be a pushover.
The exam was a pushover.
Dad's a pushover. He'll let me do anything I want.
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The judiciary, taking its cues from Turkey’s newly awakening civil society, is also no longer content to be a pushover.
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Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2014
The first two Ant-Man movies were smaller scale than the rest of the MCU on multiple levels, but that doesn’t make Burch a pushover.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2024
To be clear, gentle parenting is not about being a pushover, letting your kids run wild or stepping back entirely.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Tennessee hasn’t been a pushover early in the season.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2014
The first two Ant-Man movies were smaller scale than the rest of the MCU on multiple levels, but that doesn’t make Burch a pushover.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2024
To be clear, gentle parenting is not about being a pushover, letting your kids run wild or stepping back entirely.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Tennessee hasn’t been a pushover early in the season.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Pushover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushover. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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pushover
noun
push·over
ˈpu̇sh-ˌō-vər
1
: an opponent easy to defeat or incapable of resistance
2
: someone unable to resist an attraction or appeal
3
: something easily done : snap
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