pushy
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Being pushy works, even if it won’t win you popularity contests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Boundaries are extremely tricky to maintain with people who are insistent and/or bordering on pushy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
He could win without fighting and push without seeming pushy, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
A year after narrowly losing best actor honors with his uncanny Bob Dylan portrayal in "A Complete Unknown," Timothee Chalamet had long appeared a lock for his pushy ping-pong player "Marty Supreme."
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
“You’re a pushy lady,” Max said, but he went back upstairs.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
She may be pushier than many of us, but she may still turn out to be an excellent neighbor.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
The people she’s meeting up with are probably the ones who have been pushier than you’re willing to be.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2021
Its pushier character means that it’s a sauce that’s best to take in small doses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2019
Speaking of forcing things on the user, however, HTC’s News Republic integration is still on the U12 Plus and it’s now pushier than ever.
From The Verge ● Jun. 12, 2018
Piper would have been ten times pushier if Nat hadn’t been here.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
In your case, I’m willing to bet you’ll be fine—the parents who are typically the pushiest also tend to be, uh, the least concerned about whether they’re overstepping.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2019
Playing the pushiest of roles, the endlessly enterprising matchmaker Dolly Levi, Ms. Midler never pushes for effect.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2017
But because there were no lines, it generally rewarded only the pushiest children and paparazzi parents.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2012
By Grady Hendrix It’s that time of year again, when the movies with the biggest advertising budgets and the pushiest publicists get a second infusion of attention from end-of-year best lists.
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2011
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