pushing
adverb /ˈpʊʃ.ɪŋ/Definition
be pushing 50, 60, etc. › to be almost 50, 60, etc. years old: He looks great and yet he must be pushing 60 by now.AlmostMerely and barely
(Definition of pushing adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- almost adverb
- as good as idiom
- as much as idiom
- be on the way to sth idiom
- border on sth phrasal verb
- close adjective, adverb (SIMILAR)
- going on adverb, preposition
- more or less idiom
- most determiner, pronoun, adverb
- near adverb, preposition
- near- prefix
- nearly adverb
- next adverb
- quasi- prefix
- scant adjective
- sub- prefix (NOT QUITE)
- the best/better part of idiom
- to/for all intents and purposes idiom
- virtual adjective (ALMOST)
- within striking distance idiom
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