Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of push on in a Sentence
the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
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Without pressing the release button, push on the back of the seat with one hand.
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
While egg producers in the Wolverine State have had years to prepare for the change that will be implemented on New Year's Eve, the cost of switching from one housing system to another will still likely be pushed on to consumers in 2025.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Radiation pressure from the burgeoning star at the heart of the disk is usually what determines the lifetime of a disk, but the process is more efficient when there are heavy, dust-forming elements present in the disk for the star's photons to push on.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the Clippers keep pushing on without Leonard, who watched the game from the bench on his bobblehead night.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
While egg producers in the Wolverine State have had years to prepare for the change that will be implemented on New Year's Eve, the cost of switching from one housing system to another will still likely be pushed on to consumers in 2025.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Radiation pressure from the burgeoning star at the heart of the disk is usually what determines the lifetime of a disk, but the process is more efficient when there are heavy, dust-forming elements present in the disk for the star's photons to push on.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the Clippers keep pushing on without Leonard, who watched the game from the bench on his bobblehead night.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20on. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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