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as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
he's usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people's projects
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as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
the pushy cocktail waiter kept asking me if I wanted another drink, even though I hadn't finished the first one
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Recent Examples of pushy
Think about how salespeople are portrayed in movies like Tommy Boy, Boiler Room, and The Wolf of Wall Street as pushy, aggressive and willing to do anything to close a deal.
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Ryan Dohrn, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Actors as skillful as Ruffalo and Toni Collette, the craven leader Marshall’s imperious wife, come off pretty pushy here.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
If a tax strategist is pushy and has a financial incentive to push you into a strategy, that’s typically a red flag.
—Patrick Lonergan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Dream sequences and fantasies, a talking thousand-dollar bill, and a series of jump cuts of pushy patrons in a diner echo a collective, endemic madness.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Dohrn, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Actors as skillful as Ruffalo and Toni Collette, the craven leader Marshall’s imperious wife, come off pretty pushy here.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
If a tax strategist is pushy and has a financial incentive to push you into a strategy, that’s typically a red flag.
—Patrick Lonergan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Dream sequences and fantasies, a talking thousand-dollar bill, and a series of jump cuts of pushy patrons in a diner echo a collective, endemic madness.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushy
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More likely than an all-out boycott, say attorneys, is a new era in which taxpayers and their accountants push the envelope with aggressive tax-planning techniques that may escape the review of an understaffed agency.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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The prison has become a symbol of Bukele's aggressive policies that have targeted gang violence.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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And while Christophe had been busy developing a national school system during his reign, under Boyer, and all subsequent presidents, such projects had to be put on hold.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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Check-in is seamless, but the hotel has only six parking spots and availability may be limited, especially on busy weekends, so plan to park across or down the street just in case.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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By December 2023, the private equity firm had taken a majority stake in the British business and set an ambitious expansion plan; targeting 350 outlets by 2031.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Expanding Capacity, Restoring Traditions The fellows have ambitious plans for their funding.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
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Inviting yourself when you’re not wanted could come off as intrusive at best, rude at worst.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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This is going to be so helpful because it’s positioned in a way that’s not intrusive.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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There’s something officious about Alden Ehrenreich.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2023
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Her charming luxury treasure trove has none of that officious chilliness that defines the typical store of its ilk but instead feels like a brocanterie crammed with interesting, unexpected luxury goods from across the world.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
2 Jan. 2023
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Few things are as annoying as a vacuum cleaner that leaves a strip of dust by the baseboards and in the corners.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ding-dong ditched … well into adulthood—one person rang a neighbor's doorbell repeatedly just to be annoying.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Pushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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