as in to move
to leave a place often for another
the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
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Recent Examples of push on
Elliott officially launched its special meeting push on Monday, calling for a Dec. 10 meeting for shareholders to vote on its eight nominees.
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Michael Flaherty, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
The button gets pushed on Josephina’s cover, with news of her discharge spread over cable news.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Labor, economic policy Expect an aggressive push on worker rights and corporate regulation.
—Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
The surgeon removes a small portion of the disc, or shock absorber, that has squirted out and is pushing on a nerve and causing pain.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Michael Flaherty, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
The button gets pushed on Josephina’s cover, with news of her discharge spread over cable news.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Labor, economic policy Expect an aggressive push on worker rights and corporate regulation.
—Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
The surgeon removes a small portion of the disc, or shock absorber, that has squirted out and is pushing on a nerve and causing pain.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push on
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The team’s pattern of drafting college hitters who should move quickly says that that is not their mindset, so go spend some of Arte’s money.Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Staple explained his goal for the partnership is to continue moving fashion into the future and to utilize technologies to improve the customer experience.Layla Ilchi, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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Line judge Carl Johnson exited the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers matchup after being hit by a Packers player in the third quarter on Thursday Night Football.Valentina Martinez, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Police in hot pursuit exited their vehicles with their weapons drawn and ordered Ferguson and his girlfriend to get out of the vehicle with their hands up.Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Participants will depart from Falls City at 9:30 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. for pizza and drinks.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Dec. 2024
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Quintana was elected to the District 2 seat on Nov. 5 and took over departing board member Ofelia Zapata's seat during the Nov. 21 meeting.Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Dec. 2024
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The suit, which originally only named Combs as a defendant, alleges that a woman who identified herself only as Jane Doe was trying to get into the VMAs in New York City the night of the assault.Shyla Watson, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Anthopoulos said Grant Holmes will get a chance to win a starting job after impressing as both a reliever and starter in his 2024 rookie season.David O'Brien, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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But the committee went with the ACC this time, putting 11-2 SMU in the field as the last at-large team, the No. 11 seed with a first-round trip to Penn State on the docket, and leaving 9-3 Alabama out.Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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This lovely man who was quite a dear friend, having worked together so closely, he was simply gone.Rachel Martin, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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What is Voyager 1? Currently located some 15.4 billion miles from our planet, the Voyager 1 spacecraft has been pushing off into deep space since its launch on September 5, 1977.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Ohio State had a hard time getting a push off the ball, especially in the red zone, but this touchdown run by TreVeyon Henderson was a nice one.Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Gaetz was nominated by Trump as attorney general but has since pulled out of consideration.Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Fallon pulled out a photo of President Biden, Trump and others at the Sept. 11 ceremony in New York this year.Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Aiden walked out toward the road and waved down a driver who was able to drive him back home.Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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As the family walked out of the building, a stranger came up offering to take them across the border on foot – for a hefty fee.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20on. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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