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as in coward
a person without strength of character
pushovers who are afraid to discipline their little spoiled brat
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as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
scam artists mistakenly thinking that these farm families would be pushovers
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as in breeze
something that is easy to do
though the mountain is not especially high, the climb is very arduous and is definitely not a pushover
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Recent Examples of pushover
The judiciary, taking its cues from Turkey’s newly awakening civil society, is also no longer content to be a pushover.
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Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2014
The first two Ant-Man movies were smaller scale than the rest of the MCU on multiple levels, but that doesn’t make Burch a pushover.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2024
To be clear, gentle parenting is not about being a pushover, letting your kids run wild or stepping back entirely.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Tennessee hasn’t been a pushover early in the season.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2014
The first two Ant-Man movies were smaller scale than the rest of the MCU on multiple levels, but that doesn’t make Burch a pushover.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2024
To be clear, gentle parenting is not about being a pushover, letting your kids run wild or stepping back entirely.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Tennessee hasn’t been a pushover early in the season.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushover
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William quickly places Ian under arrest for assaulting an officer, as Rachel calls him a coward.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) Bob Hope didn’t so much play characters as variations on the Bob Hope persona, a wisecracking coward with a tendency to get in way over his head then make matters worse for himself.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Rams are the better, more motivated, more rested team, which makes this appear as a sucker line.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Can’t spin me with the sucker sh*t to take Hov down.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Plus, use our hack for placing tinsel on your tree to make next year's cleanup a breeze.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
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In the remnants of one residential building, a sole curtain fluttered in the wintry breeze; the floors below it were collapsed like a pancake.Euan Ward, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Chabert stars as Sara, a classic doormat who spends her days fetching coffee, doing her colleagues’ work, and letting her boss take credit for her ideas.Janey Tracey, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Outside of their tightknit bond, however, is a world full of complications, from Ben’s roommate Tyler (Zach Zucker), who treats him like a doormat, to Jamie’s roommate Kelly (Olivia Nikkanen), whose multiple attempts to pull her out of her shell have failed.Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Minnesota Wild’s blip is officially a stumble as the slumping, skidding team once again was a patsy against the Winnipeg Jets.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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The reason the episode works so well is because Homer makes the perfect patsy, of sorts.Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cast a line off the fishing pier, launch a canoe, or pack a picnic to enjoy under a pavilion.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
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And, finally, the once-daily Changi Precinct Tour (10 a.m.) focuses on the hidden gems of the residential town just outside the airport, with 30-minute stopovers in Tampines Central Park and Changi Beach Park, a sandy spot for picnics and plane-spotting.Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
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What cinches this daring perspective is actor Andrew Scott’s phenomenal characterization as a weakling who grapples with gradual self-awareness.Armond White, National Review, 29 Dec. 2023
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But in a call with Mr. Licht after the meeting, Mr. Zaslav belittled Mr. Zucker as a weakling who had tears in his eyes, several people with knowledge of the conversation said.Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
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The victim was walking in a crosswalk on Wilshire Boulevard around 6:40 p.m. Sunday when she was struck by a white Toyota RAV4 and sent flying several feet into the air, according to a video and information shared by Santa Monica police.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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All three victims were brought to Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock by a 20-year-old Little Rock man who was driving the vehicle the victims were in at the time of the shooting, the release says.Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Pushover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushover. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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