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Recent Examples of push around
So don’t be pushed around by societal narratives of what the ultimate good looks like.
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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
The defense was pushed around, and the offense couldn’t sustain drives.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
They were manhandled in their first Big Ten game, pushed around.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Sep. 2024
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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
The defense was pushed around, and the offense couldn’t sustain drives.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
They were manhandled in their first Big Ten game, pushed around.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
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Posey wasn’t sufficiently deterred by the fact that signing Adames, who had been extended a qualifying offer by the Brewers, will force the Giants to sacrifice their second- and fifth-round picks along with $1 million in international bonus money from their 2026 pool.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, in 1739 Scotland, Roger (Richard Rankin) and Buck (Diarmaid Murtagh) track down the tinker who lost a bet and was forced to part with Roger’s father’s WWI identification tags.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Cabinet was then compelled to revoke the martial law before dawn on Dec. 4, ending Yoon's six hour long military rule.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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With the clock ticking on the current Congress, there are new doubts over the prospects for a bill that would shield journalists from being compelled by the federal government to reveal their sources and materials.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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Survivors say the group's leaders protected child-abusing ministers by pressuring victims to forgive, ignoring legal reporting requirements and by transferring abusers to new locations to live with unsuspecting families.CBS News, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Despite questionable circumstances, Ma is pressured into a plea deal that results in a harsh sentence.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Wynant’s character is coerced into releasing a man imprisoned in a monastery who turns out to be the devil.Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vance also suggested that wealthy parents might go so far as to coerce their children to undergo gender surgeries to get into better colleges and universities.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Morgan Metzer's assailant used zip ties to constrain her wrists before strangling her nearly unconscious twice.Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
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And Dexter took pains to cover his tracks, constraining his naked victims in plastic that also covered the kill room, allowing for sterile cleanup.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Even if people are not thrown into prison, it’s being harassed all day, having to appear in court over and over again, having to spend all of your money on legal fees, having a bunch of Trump’s allies harassing you all day.Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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And activists say fighters have been disciplined in not harassing residents.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Can the Chiefs similarly start bludgeoning teams as the season winds down? Perhaps.Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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When texts are fed through the AI-summarization machine, each distinct voice is bludgeoned into monotony.Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2024
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The shooter obliged, pulling down his mask long enough for the surveillance camera to capture his face.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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But things are going to get even more complicated for stablecoin issuers come December, who will be obliged to possess an e-money authorization in at least one EU member state.Sean Lee, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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