Cornered
Both words in one sentence
- Orcs and other goblinoids in the First Unhuman War were cornered and pushed back by elves until they ended up in a barren Death World.
Source: Had to Be Sharp - They start out in their human form, turn into something more monstrous when cornered, and go full on One-Winged Angel when pushed further.
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When the Frog brothers were cornered by a vampire in The Lost Boys, it was Nanook the husky (also an Evil-Detecting Dog) who jumped up at it and pushed it into the bathtub where the brothers' holy water supply was stored.
Source: Heroic Dog
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Pushed and Cornered. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cornered/pushed
Cornered & Pushed. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cornered/pushed>.
Pushed or Cornered. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cornered/pushed.
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