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Pushing

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ambitious(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
aggressivenounCharacterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
pushverb(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
enterprisingnounVery able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.
pushyOverly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
pushfulEnergetic; pushy.

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pushfulEnergetic; pushy.
aggressivenounCharacterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
pushyOverly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
enterprisingnounVery able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.
ambitious(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
thrustingnounThe motion by which someone or something thrusts.
shovingnounThe act of one who shoves.
propellingnounAn act of driving or urging onward; propulsion.
acceleratingnounAn act of acceleration.
dispatchverb(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
pullingnounThe act by which something is pulled.
pressuringnounAn act or instance of somebody being pressured.
pressverb(ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
tugverb(transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
squeezingnounThe act of pressing; compression.
pursuingnounpursuit
boostingnounThe act or process by which something is boosted.
movingnoun(not comparable) That moves or move.
walkingCharacterized by or suitable for walking.
advancingnounThe act of proceeding forward; an advance.

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