pushing around

Definition of pushing aroundnext
present participle of push around
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Verb
  • Let the day unfold instead of forcing it.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • At a retrial last summer, jurors found Weinstein guilty of assaulting another victim, Miriam Haley, but deadlocked on the charge relating to Mann, forcing prosecutors to try the charge for a third time.
    Karla Cote, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On March 17, the House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena to Bondi, compelling her to sit for a deposition about the DOJ's handling of the Epstein files on April 14.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Justice Department initially said that its release, made in response to a law passed by Congress compelling the agency to disclose nearly all files related to Epstein, comprised more than 3 million pages.
    Elliott Ramos, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Whenever Kucherov gets the puck, usually on the half wall on the right side of the power play, the Canadiens have a forward running at him immediately, pressuring him and forcing him to make a quick decision with the puck.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • If the Giants field a defense with Burns, Thibodeaux, Carter and Reese in 2026, one source noted, the Giants’ coordinator Wilson might actually be able to rush four and play coverage on the back end rather than pressuring relentlessly.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Prior to his 2011 conviction, Jeffs was charged and convicted of being an accomplice to rape in September 2007 after coercing a 14-year-old to marry her 19-year-old cousin, though the ruling was later overturned by the Utah Supreme Court over faulty jury instructions, according to CBS News.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Indonesia responded the following day by coercing the UDT and APODETI, among others, into issuing and signing the Balibo Declaration, which proclaimed the integration of East Timor into Indonesia.
    Agathe Demarolle, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Iran war has led to a virtual stoppage in ships traversing the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, constraining the flow of global energy supplies.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The Edds lawsuit seeks a ruling that limits the city’s authority on the existing pavement footprint, constraining its ability to respond to future bluff movement.
    Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As a whole, Minnesota’s lengthy, harassing defense is causing Denver issues.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Prosecutors accused 37-year-old James Strahler of creating more than 700 non-consensual images and videos of adult women and minors, harassing the women with phone calls, messages and online postings.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In civil aerospace, for example, Rolls is benefiting as manufacturers Airbus and Boeing struggle to deliver new aircraft at the pace the market requires — obliging airlines to keep flying old planes (and their engines) for longer.
    Ian King, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Black has sometimes driven for miles to a particular cemetery only to find a funeral under way, obliging him to leave empty-handed.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Celtics closed out their final extended road trip of the season by bludgeoning the Bucks, 133-101, at Fiserv Forum.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Now, the foreign visitors are mostly gone, a lack of jet fuel bludgeoning the critical tourism sector.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Pushing around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/pushing%20around. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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