Synonyms for pushing
ˈpʊʃ ɪŋpush·ing

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1. push, pushingnoun

   the act of applying force in order to move something away

   "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"

   Synonyms:
   energy, push button, thrust, push, get-up-and-go, button

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1. • Propulsion

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1. pushingadjective

   Synonyms:
   enterprising, energetic, intrusive, forward, officious, obtrusive, aggressive

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1. List of paraphrases for "pushing":

   pressing, prompting

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How to say pushing in sign language?

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How to use pushing in a sentence?

1. Madison Cawthorn:

   Remember that( Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky is a thug, remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt, and it is incredibly evil, and it has been pushing woke ideologies.

2. Getty Images/Reuters -RRB- Sanders:

   It's not only those two, it is 50 Republicans who have been adamant not only in pushing an anti-Democratic agenda but also opposing our efforts to try to lower the costs of prescription drugs, trying to expand Medicare to include dental, hearing and eyeglasses, to improve the disastrous situation in home health care, in child care, to address the existential threat of climate change. You got 50 Republicans who don’t want to do anything, except criticize the president.

3. Ashrita Furman:

   I thought 15 would be safe, but 20 was pushing it a little — and fortunately we had a good team and everything worked well.

4. Sean Pritchard:

   Across the country the ACLU is pushing for no bail or drastically reduced bail similar to what the hate filled repeat offender Darrell Brooks was out on prior to him running down and killing innocent people at the Waukesha, Wisconsin Christmas parade, if Brooks was held in custody for his most recent offense on a bail amount commensurate with his extensive criminal history then those innocent parade goers would be alive today.

5. Cooper Kupp:

   We talk a lot about just being able to do your job, we went through a little bit of a lull there leading into halftime and through that third quarter. We just needed to keep pushing and keep trusting in the details of things.