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
Instead, place your forward foot in a natural position in front of the body and concentrate on giving a good push off with the back foot.
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Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
That’s where Cianfrance fell in love with movies, picking at random from VHS dramas that have since been pushed off the shelf by franchise fare.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Simmons and Ward were separated, but that was after Simmons' helmet was pushed off during the scuffle.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Despite the threat of strong waves along the East Coast, a cold front pushing off of America's coast is expected to keep Erin out to sea and will also bring below-average temperatures to the Northeast next week.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
That’s where Cianfrance fell in love with movies, picking at random from VHS dramas that have since been pushed off the shelf by franchise fare.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Simmons and Ward were separated, but that was after Simmons' helmet was pushed off during the scuffle.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Despite the threat of strong waves along the East Coast, a cold front pushing off of America's coast is expected to keep Erin out to sea and will also bring below-average temperatures to the Northeast next week.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
Verb
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Plants can’t move like people do, so they are exposed to the sun all day long, Fuller said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Both offenses are moving with little resistance thus far.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Center Jonny King exited last week’s matchup against North Carolina with a back injury and is pushing to return against Rice next Thursday night.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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Kevorian Barnes exits with injury TCU wasn’t able to get out of the game completely healthy, as starting running back Kevorian Barnes exited the game in the first half after getting hit on a 7-yard carry.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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Then, when Williams departed for the NFL Draft, Nelson would compete to be the starter.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ten of the league’s 12 schools departed last August, but the conference plans on expanding to nine teams starting next school year.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The company argues that the traffic which sites do manage to get from users now comes from users who are more engaged and thus more valuable.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the premiere of her new Netflix series, Too Much, written for her by Lena Dunham, the 33-year-old reflects on what got her to this moment.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lucky went 1,500 days in the shelter without being adopted, then everything changed.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Soon after the officer began pushing on Addy’s stomach, the toy dislodged.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Norris was pushed on the grass but managed to take the first corner on the inside.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Surveillance video shows Cobos-Martinez leaving the motel room, pulling out a machete and attacking Nagamallaiah.—
Nic F. Anderson,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Facing a third-and-25 after a big penalty, Keller pulled out the tricks with a throwback pass from Brock Meek to Burkett, who rumbled 48 yards to the Texans’ 2-yard line.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Chargers got off to a hot start to the season in year two under Jim Harbaugh by defeating the Chiefs 27-21 in the NFL season opener.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Brooks Lee’s 15th home run of the season was the only other run the Twins would get off Rodón in his six innings.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20off. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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