push around

verb

pushed around; pushing around; pushes around

transitive verb

: to impose on contemptuously : bully

Examples of push around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Washington — The Senate is set to vote Thursday afternoon on a legislative package to protect access to IVF, as Democrats make a push around reproductive rights this month — two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — despite near-certain opposition from Republicans. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 June 2024 You’re possibly getting pushed around by someone powerful and wondering what gives them the right to look down on you. Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024 In a less crowded field, a push around Thanksgiving might pay off. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024 It is projected that the pandemic pushed around 100 million people into extreme poverty last year—the first rise in two decades. Rajiv J. Shah, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021 See all Example Sentences for push around 

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Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push around was in 1923

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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20around. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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