Push and Try

Push

Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Try and push are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Try" instead the word "Push" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

Usage example: you're trying my patience

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Push and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Push" instead the word "Try" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: tried, trying

good	good push	good try
gentle	gentle push	gentle try
single	single push	single try
small	small push	small try
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, perpetual, big, great, huge, decent, wonderful, major, final, extra, next, last, latest.

people	push people	try people
someone	push someone	try someone
luck	push luck	try luck
series	push series	try series
Other words: time, way, game, door, everyone.

In the season finale of The Middle, Axl's score suggests that he's Brilliant, but Lazy, so Frankie and Mike try and push him harder.

Source: Inept Aptitude Test
In season three only there was Polly Dawson, a black woman who dates Danny who was there to try and push a racial message around.

Source: Token Minority aka: Token Black
That said, there are times when the Wesen can show their Game Face to normal people if they really try and push it.

Source: Glamour Failure

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