pushing around

verb

Definition of pushing aroundnext
present participle of push around
as in psyching (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushing around
  1. coercing
  2. harassing
  3. bludgeoning
  4. pressing
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
Definition of coercing
Verb
  • So what’s her message to bad-faith actors harassing others in her name?
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Government agents were harassing the family because Manuel and his wife had participated in anti-government protests a few years earlier.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of harassing
Verb
  • 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
  • Sneed admitted to robbing and bludgeoning Van Treese and was sentenced to life in prison.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of bludgeoning
Verb
  • Combining research with her own personal stories, the author illuminates why plants are so vital to our ecosystem and asks pressing questions about the relationship between humans and natural life.
    Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • As bleak as those circumstances may seem, USC actually has more pressing portal needs elsewhere.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of pressing
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