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Recent Examples of push around
The proposal would use public money to pay for students’ private school tuition — a measure the governor spent a year pushing around the state and even called on faith leaders to advocate for it from the pulpit.
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Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 15 May 2024
The Ghost Drinking Fountain is quite heavy, so there’s no danger of it being pushed around or toppled.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Berra disagreed with the call to his grave, but Robinson's famous steal of home in Game 1 off Ford set the tone for the series and showed the Dodgers wouldn't be pushed around like the five previous defeats by New York.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Getting pushed around by Alabama in the SEC title game was a gut punch.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 15 May 2024
The Ghost Drinking Fountain is quite heavy, so there’s no danger of it being pushed around or toppled.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Berra disagreed with the call to his grave, but Robinson's famous steal of home in Game 1 off Ford set the tone for the series and showed the Dodgers wouldn't be pushed around like the five previous defeats by New York.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Getting pushed around by Alabama in the SEC title game was a gut punch.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
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The human dancing videos and the cat dancing videos on TikTok have nothing on the dancing by politicians who voted for the law forcing its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to either sell the popular and addictive app or face a shutdown in this country.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Expect ample debates over social media moderation and the future of TikTok after the Supreme Court on Friday backed a law forcing the app’s owner, ByteDance, to sell it to a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States.—
Lauren Hirsch,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The offers have been enticing enough to compel at least half of Solaris owners to sell over the past two years, according to property records.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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The official added that the most important issue for Ukraine now is how to get it in the strongest possible position vis-a-vis Russia and to compel Putin to negotiate.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Already in 2025, the major averages have been pressured by fears of sticky inflation and concern that the Federal Reserve will not be able to cut rates as much as anticipated.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
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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But a divided panel of appeals court judges said the parents hadn’t shown that they or their children had been coerced to believe or act contrary to their religious views.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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In early 2018, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that Samuels had coerced McCool into letting the deputy sheriff search his apartment and vacated the convictions.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Pressing domestic spending priorities — as European nations face high food and energy costs — have constrained the ambitions of regional governments to increase the funding for defense and security, however.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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Two key factors increasingly constrain AI's growth: the rising electricity demand for data centers and evolving regulatory challenges.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The family ended up moving after being harassed by constant visitors at their home.—
Kait Hanson,
Glamour,
18 Jan. 2025
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Mark is also frequently harassed by his boss, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), and sent to the break room.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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In it, a nanny is found bludgeoned to death in the park.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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His work on the glass and on defense has been better, and the Pacers are bludgeoning teams in his minutes.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Everyone obliged—including Joe Biden and, by the end of the song, Kamala Harris.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2025
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After missing a 55-yard attempt earlier in the quarter, Fairbairn obliged this time, connecting on a 48-yarder to make it 13-6 at the break.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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