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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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Some consultants agree, at times pointing to limited major-transfer options and instead pushing students to traditional paths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The most immediate issue has been engineers pushing for their slice of the pie.

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

However, that reduction has been more than offset by a rise in appeals, pushing the total backlog to 123,194 cases.

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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