push
verb (used with object)
to press upon or against (a person or thing).
is pushing
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present progressiveof push (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“More than it being scary, I think people for the first time realized how hard we work. People were like, ‘Oh, your team is pushing you too hard.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
As a result, Aramco is pushing more crude through Hormuz, leaning on a workaround used more often by its neighbors: ship-to-ship transfers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
He is pushing a trolley laden with camping equipment and other essentials.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Johnson is pushing instead for Congress to sit down with top AI executives, an idea he said he had raised with Trump.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Even that is pushing the bounds of good taste.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
