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 on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of push off in a Sentence
let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
Recent Examples on the Web
The first reset was supposed to happen years ago, but during the 2008 financial crisis, Trump was able to push off the day of reckoning.
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Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Separately, some families that were pushed off Medicaid are also waiting more than a month for food assistance because Texas uses the same eligibility system to process applications for both.
—Eleanor Klibanoff, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
In Greek mythology there was a giant, Antaeus, who lost his strength every time he was pushed off the ground.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
Other journalists at the scene also witnessed the bodies being pushed off the rooftops.
—Julia Frankel and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Separately, some families that were pushed off Medicaid are also waiting more than a month for food assistance because Texas uses the same eligibility system to process applications for both.
—Eleanor Klibanoff, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
In Greek mythology there was a giant, Antaeus, who lost his strength every time he was pushed off the ground.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
Other journalists at the scene also witnessed the bodies being pushed off the rooftops.
—Julia Frankel and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for push off
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20off. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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