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push

Definition for push

noun as in physical force

Strongest matches

advance, assault, attack, drive, effort, offensive, thrust

Strong matches

bearing, blow, butt, charge, driving, energy, exerting, exertion, forcing, impact, jolt, lean, mass, nudge, onset, poke, prod, propulsion, shove, shoving, straining, thrusting, weight

noun as in mental determination

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drive, initiative

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ambition, dynamism, energy, enterprise, get-up-and-go, go, gumption, guts, pep, punch, snap, spunk, starch, vigor, vitality

verb as in thrust, press with force

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accelerate, bump, depress, drive, force, launch, move, nudge, pressure, propel, shift, shove

Strong matches

budge, bulldoze, butt, crowd, dig, elbow, exert, gore, hustle, impel, jam, jostle, muscle, poke, railroad, ram, shoulder, squash, squeeze, squish, steamroll, stir, strain, strong-arm

Weak matches

bear down, crush against, high-pressure, lie on, make one's way, pour it on, put the arm on, rest on

verb as in incite, urge

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encourage, press, pressure, speed, spur

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browbeat, bulldoze, coerce, constrain, dragoon, expedite, goad, goose, hurry, impel, influence, inspire, jolly, kid, motivate, oblige, persuade, prod, railroad, squeeze, steamroll, strong-arm

Weak matches

bear down, egg on, exert influence, fire up, go to town on, key up, lean on, overpress, pour it on, push around, put the screws to, put up to, sell on, speed up, turn on

verb as in advertise, promote

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Strong matches

hype, plug, propagandize, publicize, puff

Weak matches

cry up, make known

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Example Sentences

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In their lawsuit, the former top officials contend that Mr Musk was frustrated about being forced to complete the purchase and that the billionaire falsely accused them of misconduct to push them out.

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In the world of legal services ads, which have a history of pushing the envelope, some are concerned that the rapidly advancing AI makes it easier to skirt restrictions.

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After the seventh wicket fell - Georgia Wareham the latest in a line of Australians to chip a catch pushing hard against spin - Pakistan had a 92% chance of winning, according to analysts CricViz.

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Grijalva pushed back later in the day, saying in a statement to CNN that she is ready to be sworn in.

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Since October 2023, landlocked Ethiopia has been pushing for renewed access to the Red Sea, arguing that it had erred in relinquishing control of ports to Eritrea at the time of its independence.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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