- present participle of push.
pushing
Example Sentences
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Iran’s top politicians said the country needs to focus on ending the war and shoring up its crippled economy, pushing back publicly against hard-liners who are taking a more defiant approach in the six-month-old conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The answer, according to Ajay Rajadhyaksha and Anshul Pradhan, is “No it isn’t … because the forces pushing yields higher are not exhausted.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
They were pushing the antithesis of the intimate learning style my literary program had once promoted.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
After pushing Clark all the way, McIlroy ended the day one under par to finish 13 under, four shots behind the winner.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Being visible would remind everyone of how much I’d contributed, and if everything went well, my days of pushing buttons and pulling the elevator grate would soon be over.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
