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  • present participle of push.
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pushing

[poosh-ing] / ˈpʊʃ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
aggressive
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Beyond the new offerings, the broader tech-and-AI rally is pushing the risk investors see in holding individual stocks to all-time highs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

El Nino tends to peak late in the year but heat in the oceans releases more slowly into the atmosphere, pushing up global temperatures the following year.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

This tournament is less about sportsmanship and athletic excellence than about pushing crappy beer and extortionate credit cards?

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"It's not something that we need to keep pushing to instil in people's minds," a Reform UK source adds.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

When it had originally been erected, some people had even compared it to the Great Wall of China, although that was pushing it a bit.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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