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as in ambitious
having a strong desire for personal advancement
among the young associates at the law firm, he was unmistakably the most pushing
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as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
the sort of sycophantic, pushing man on the make that everyone loves to hate
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as in shoving
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
I had to push my damaged bike all the way home
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Recent Examples of pushing
Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
Lauren Linder, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Friends of the Everglades is pushing for 160 square miles of additional conservation land in the Everglades Agricultural Area, to create space for 1 million more acre-feet of water storage.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Lumus is pushing augmented reality eyewear closer to everyday use with the debut of two new geometric waveguides at CES 2026, building on a milestone year in which its optics powered Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
The third was just as lopsided with Michigan pushing its lead to 39 with a 3-pointer from Olson with five seconds left.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, some homeowners as far as Plainville and Southington say they, too, are disturbed by the sound and have spent the last year and a half pushing their local governments to act.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
The dreams Walt envisioned for Disney continue to grow, taking us into the future and pushing the boundaries of what is possible for generations to come.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
The governor vowed to continue pushing affordability measures in his last year in office, asking the Legislature to extend tax credits for businesses begun in California and impose new restrictions on investors buying up new homes and pricing families out from homeownership.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees will be pushing for Tucker's services as Chicago focuses on pitching.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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Musk plunged into a controversy of his own making after tweeting and deleting a post pushing baseless allegations about the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Kennedy Botts with Sisters PGH, a nonprofit serving the Black transgender community, is pushing back on that argument.
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The project goals, which were ambitious in terms of cell voltage and current density, were surpassed.—
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The story follows Chalamet as Marty, an ambitious young man from New York’s Lower East Side, convinced that table tennis is his ticket to success.—
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Visiting the restaurant has become an expression of the purest form of Panthers fandom — and that’s helped make this week quite busy ahead of the Panthers’ first home playoff game in 10 years.—
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
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Video showed officers in riot gear pushing forward as agitators crowded the street, leading to shoving and jostling during the nighttime confrontation.—
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Lining up offsides or jumping before the snap or shoving someone who’s already out of bounds or pulling off someone’s helmet.—
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The Bagail 6-piece Compression Packing Cube Set is just $19 and a game-changer for squeezing extra outfits into a carry-on.—
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To check for ripeness, start by squeezing the fruit—ripe mangos should give slightly under pressure without feeling overly soft or mushy.—
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In 1962, the former couple first met in Los Angeles when Cher was 16 and Bono was a 27-year-old aspiring music producer.—
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On Sunday night, the actor took home the Critics Choice award for Best Young Actor for his portrayal of an aspiring blues musician in Ryan Coogler’s multifaceted horror film.—
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Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.—
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According to investigators, the man was driving a Chevrolet Silverado northbound on Kilgore Road when the truck left the roadway, entered a ditch and overturned.—
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Disneyland will restart its 70th anniversary celebration with a new menu lineup designed to tempt foodies and keep them coming back for more after pressing pause on the yearlong party during the Halloween and Christmas seasons.—
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The bottom line With home equity loan rates low, average home equity amounts high and the need for extra financing at the start of the year pressing, homeowners could be well-served by exploring their home equity loan options now.—
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Another professional sports team is coming to the Kansas City metro, on the Kansas side, thrusting the city into the professional women’s softball scene for the first time.—
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Marner’s exit to Vegas this past summer also had the effect of thrusting Nylander into an even brighter place in the Toronto spotlight.—
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“Pushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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