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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1. Joe Calvello:

   John is an outspoken advocate for weed legalization and has always believed we should not be criminalizing addiction, but he does not support decriminalizing all drugs including heroin, methamphetamines and other hard drugs in Pennsylvania, john believes we need to make sure we are locking up drug dealers who are pushing and profiting from hard drugs, while making sure that people get real help if they are addicted.

2. Democrat Chris Anderson:

   As national politics boil over into school board meetings, Democrats and Republicans agree that school boards and parents pushing political agendas are a major problem, but that’s where the agreement ends, with Republicans twice as likely as Democrats to think there is too much focus on race in schools and that parents don’t have enough say.

3. District Attorney Adam Gerol:

   We cannot have knives getting whipped out in bars within seconds of a mere pushing and shoving match.

4. Longley Alley:

   Ironically, the conflict is encouraging the very relationship that Saudi Arabia fears, pushing the Houthis more into the Iranian camp, despite Tehran's reluctance to get more deeply involved.

5. Susan Bodine:

   I am pushing back on the myth, a strong environment program doesn't mean we have to collect a particular dollar amount or pick up a number of penalties.