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Synonyms for pushy

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marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative

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One tweeted: "Glad I'm not the only one to think her dad came across as a pushy dad #ThisMorning."
The research, by film firm eOne, was held to mark the DVD release of I, Tonya - about scandal-hit US skater Tonya Harding and her pushy mother.
Well, our naA[macron]ve hopes that a seemingly intractable conflict could be solved through a friendly exchange of tips on applying false eyelashes and hair care techniques were foiled when Miss Lebanon (whether as mandated by the Lebanese Miss Universe Board of Directors, if such a thing exists, or of her own volition, we'll never really know) posted her response to the photo, claiming that Miss Israel, that pushy, pushy Jew, had shoved her way into a perfectly civilized Judenrein conversation they were having about sushi and the work of Zeljko Ivanek and photo-bombed her, just to make her look bad to her friends!
Is too pushy. Real estate can be fast-paced and cutthroat, but buying or leasing a new property is a big decision.
The nosy wifey said that although she's a very curious and pushy person who has to give Assi career advice on what suits him and what doesn't, he's free to make his own decisions - as long as she has her say in them, of course!
ISLAMABAD -- Parents are pushy and scream from the sidelines or hover backstage because they want their children to reach their own thwarted dreams, the first experiments on the long-held belief suggest.
I am astounded by the behaviour of many 'pushy parents' in Dubai who are putting vast amounts of pressure on their young children to succeed.
New research has shown that mums and dads regularly experience the stress of ensuring the achievements of their children match those of other more pushy parents.
Misfit teenager Bliss grows tired of her small town life and pushy mother, who is trying to relive her lost youth by making her daughter compete in beauty pageants.
" Many Indian parents are pushy, result- oriented and focused on academic performance like the Chinese.
Talking of pushy parents, you could say the Smiths fall under this category.
PUSHY parents help their children do better at school, research suggests.