as in to move
to leave a place often for another
let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
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Recent Examples of push off
Come Friday, winter’s last gasp will bring wet snow for northern New England and cold winds for much of the Northeast as the system pushes off the United States.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
The Piano Man has to push off several of his 2025 tour dates.
—Piet Levy, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Someone is pushed off a cliff and gets up without a scratch.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Nuttall was temporarily pushed off the track and FitzGerald had to run around Koster.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
The Piano Man has to push off several of his 2025 tour dates.
—Piet Levy, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Someone is pushed off a cliff and gets up without a scratch.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Nuttall was temporarily pushed off the track and FitzGerald had to run around Koster.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
Verb
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The company intended to move the drug into late-stage testing, which is generally the last phase of development before a company submits the potential treatment to government regulators for approval.—
Time,
Time,
15 Apr. 2025
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The bill also included moving $1.1 million from the Constitutional Defense Fund into the Legislative Legal Defense Fund.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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While stocks may continue their short-term celebration, the long-term sustainability of this rally is being undermined by something few are talking about: a major foreign holder of U.S. debt may be exiting the market in protest.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Wong remained in the game to finish the inning but soon exited.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Fields and Wilson departed this offseason, while backup Skylar Thompson was signed and Rudolph returned, possibly starting if the Steelers don't sign Rodgers and make a big trade.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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King said records show the plane arrived there March 22 and departed the day of the crash.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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This refreshing serum gets its tingle from peppermint and tea tree, which works with caffeine to invigorate the scalp and maximize the absorption of the formula’s peptides.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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Perry shared a series of photographs of Lucio growing up: at 3 months, 7 months, and a year old, with his hair getting longer and curlier each time, before bringing the now 18-month-old Lucio into the video.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the Rockies went hitless in their 39 at-bats against the two Padres starters.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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If one or two bounces had gone the other way, Dartmouth would have advanced to the final four for the first time in school history.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The 5 really gave me a great push on the front stretch on the restart, and then down the back stretch.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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In addition, continuing claims for unemployment benefits are pushing on multi-year highs, indicating that those losing their jobs are having a more challenging time finding employment again.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Weezer were added to the Coachella lineup as a last-minute surprise over the weekend, alongside Ed Sheeran, as acts including FKA Twigs had to pull out of the event.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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If international investors decide to pull out of U.S. assets, that will hit bonds and the dollar alike.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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When the plane caught fire after landing, flames could be seen right outside the window and people pushed and shoved to get off the plane, Friedman said.—
Thomas Peipert, Sarah Brumfield,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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The comments by Shim and Patel, who were speaking to CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick on a panel in Singapore, come as renewable energy projects often take many years to get off the ground.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20off. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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