push
verb (used with object)
to press upon or against (a person or thing).
have pushed
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present perfectof push.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Social media and shortform video have pushed everything from music to documentaries into a race to truncate their lengths and make everything bite-size, in order to bend to the current of algorithm-centric audiences.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
The agency says tighter controls imposed by China and the Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan have pushed production closer to consumer markets.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
While energy prices have pushed inflation higher, most policymakers saw few signs so far that higher energy costs are spilling over into everyday prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
But pressure to hike rates has been building as yields on longer-dated Treasury notes and bonds have pushed to their highest levels in decades.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Boots would sometimes lean against the boy in a friendly way, and then he had to brace his feet or the great weight of the tiger would have pushed him over.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
