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pushing

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


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Unreliable electricity supplies force many households and businesses to rely on generators, pushing up the cost of living and doing business.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

“That’s why Lumentum is pushing to do a deal with Marvell, why Anthropic is rushing to IPO,” Sen said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

John Birch Society members may have been pushing this legislation, but the bills passed with bipartisan support, even though the politicians that endorsed them didn’t necessarily believe in laetrile.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

Others are pushing back against what they see as a new middleman that could disrupt their ability to reach customers with advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The children moved in a clot down the hill, stomping and pushing and screaming but never straying far from each other.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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