pushing
Example Sentences
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"There had to be some kind of flow in the cell pushing things forward. Cells really do 'go with the flow.'"
From Science Daily
“The office was pushing us to close everything by a certain date so that when they had to report up to D.C. they had a low number of open cases,” he said.
From Salon
He argued that closer ties with Europe would strengthen the UK's relationship with the US as well, since successive US presidents had been pushing for Europe to do more on defence and security.
From BBC
Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, reducing daily petroleum supplies and potentially pushing Brent crude to $200 a barrel.
"By pushing and pulling on a phonon laser with light in the right way, we can reduce that phonon laser fluctuation significantly."
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
