push around

verb

Definition of push aroundnext
as in to force

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Recent Examples of push around The Paparazzo sits in Gucci’s current push around familiar house codes, with the GG canvas, Horsebit and Web all visible from the court. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 May 2026 Marchenko seems like a 30-goal lock, but he got pushed around when games intensified. — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Trump, who appointed three of the court’s six conservative justices, complained that the justices appointed by Republican presidents are letting themselves be pushed around by Democrats. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 So far, that information isn’t being provided (the first lady was insistent on a theatrical push around the globe). — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for push around
Recent Examples of Synonyms for push around
  1. force
  2. compel
  3. pressure
  4. coerce
  5. constrain
  6. harass
  7. bludgeon
  8. oblige
Verb
  • As more cars wrecked behind the incident, NASCAR was forced to throw the caution flag — freezing the field with Preece in front.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes, operators were forced to drain one pond and divert its water to save fish in another, the Hungarian Aquaculture and Fisheries Inter-branch Organization said in early August.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of force
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  • Goodness knows what happened there and what circumstances compelled him to write that Instagram post, but his future at Spurs now looks untenable.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When the internet is rife with influence and inspiration, who gets credit when someone is compelled to buy something online?
    — Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of compel
Verb
  • In rolling out Singapore's plan, Wong said women and families won't be pressured to have more kids.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The group had already successfully pressured Avelo Airlines to end its ICE contract for deportation flights in January.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pressure
Verb
  • But in the past, these efforts were largely aimed at threatening or coercing Washington to act in their favor.
    — Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
  • That user is suing multiple sportsbooks, including FanDuel, for leveraging VIP perks to coerce further betting.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of coerce
Verb
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the government could not allow the American military to be constrained or told how to use its tools by a private company and in February took the unprecedented step of labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Depleted underground aquifers and limits on the state’s draw of water from Lake Michigan could constrain data center growth.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of constrain
Verb
  • The United States, Russia, and China are now all able to harass one another’s satellites in ways that have real consequences.
    — Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
  • And the American Indian Movement originated in Minneapolis in 1968, establishing community patrols to monitor police who were harassing Native American groups.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of harass
Verb
  • She would soon be bludgeoned to death by fellow soldier, Aaron David Robinson.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The sound stage felt bludgeoned into submission throughout, as the intense distortion of bass, percussion and guitars made the instrument separation within the mix almost inaudible.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of bludgeon
Verb
  • This tweak doubles the amount of time a player is obliged to wait on the sidelines from 30 seconds to one minute.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • There’s also a June 4 deadline for the expiration of a deal, with Paramount obliged to pay a $7 billion termination fee.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of oblige

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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20around. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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