pushing around

present participle of push around

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushing around
Verb
  • Pressuring or coercing someone into ending their life would be punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
    Alistair Smout, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
  • That same sentence will remain for anyone found guilty of tricking, pressuring or coercing someone into making the choice if the bill is ultimately passed.
    David Hodari, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Sources have told Fox News Digital that the LGBTQ activists at the event were harassing the protesters on the other side, and even disrupted a women's prayer group during a prayer circle prior to the meeting.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Two months earlier, Hawkins had been charged with harassing a woman and throwing bleach on her, but had been released without bail, the New York Daily News reports.
    KC Baker, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Can the Chiefs similarly start bludgeoning teams as the season winds down?
    Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The killer or killers then backtracked through the crime scene, bludgeoning his victims dozens of more times in the head.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Major capital projects like the new Dulaney and Towson High Schools, roads, libraries, police and fire stations and many other capital needs are pressing.
    Tom Quirk, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Major capital projects like the new Dulaney and Towson High Schools, roads, libraries, police and fire stations and many other capital needs are pressing.
    Tom Quirk, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
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