adjective
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enterprising, resourceful, or aggressively ambitious
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impertinently self-assertive
adverb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of pushing
Example Sentences
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The AI and electrification demand narratives are longer-term but there are cyclical factors pushing copper prices up to its all-time highs too, Cryer points out.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Concerns are rising inside AI labs that competition is pushing tech companies to race toward self-improving models that risk spiraling out of human control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Customers, some armed, milled among tables pushing babies in prams, while an employee carefully packed boxes with wine.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
"We're competitors but we're also motivating each other, inspiring each other, pushing each other to do better in the races," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Sam scowled and drove his spoon around his plate, pushing a trail through some peas into a mound of squash.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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