push
verb (used with object)
to press upon or against (a person or thing).
have been pushing
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present perfect progressiveof push.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The group, which plans to be at Anthropic’s headquarters every day until their demands are met, and others have been pushing for companies to pause new AI model training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Having slowly altered his view from not likely to stay, to wanting to stay, Clarke would have been pushing them for a decision pre-tournament.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
More pragmatic members of the regime have been pushing to get this relief through a deal before the economic problems descend into new rounds of demonstrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Over the past few days, yields in the U.S. and in developed markets around the world have been pushing to their highest levels in decades.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
He shouldn’t have been pushing his weight around.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
