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
The change would require an act of Congress, which has not seen a major push on the issue.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Weakening the Dollar Another aspect is the existing push on tariffs.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Chutkan is determined to push on with the DOGE case and has called a hearing for February 17, Presidents Day, which is unusual for federal judges.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Not got the budget, coach, squad , investment or interest from the club to push on .
—Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Weakening the Dollar Another aspect is the existing push on tariffs.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Chutkan is determined to push on with the DOGE case and has called a hearing for February 17, Presidents Day, which is unusual for federal judges.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Not got the budget, coach, squad , investment or interest from the club to push on .
—Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push on
Verb
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The other major addition was a giant digital tapestry that moved slowly up or down the giant canvas behind the Dead, with surreal animation that had more wealth of detail than the naked eye could take in, even over the course of an extended Dead jam.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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The joys of not making an announcement is that Apple has the wiggle room to move things up to and including the release date, so things could change.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Instead of redoubling decarbonization efforts, the U.S. and the European Union are rolling back climate laws, Canada is axing the consumer carbon tax, China and India are continuing to build coal plants, and corporations are exiting net zero climate commitments.—
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Eyes on Peraza Oswald Peraza, a third base and bench option, is okay after exiting Tuesday’s game against the Red Sox early.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Marine Force one then departed for Joint Base Andrews.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Piers Morgan presided over a stormy encounter on his chat show, before one guest departed abruptly.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2025
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Lucy Dacus has been getting deep in touch with her emotions in anticipation of her fourth studio album, Forever Is a Feeling, out March 28.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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The whole Rasta thing really got me out of the mindset of doing drugs and more into, like, health.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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Humans generate memories during their very first months of life, but where do those memories go?—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Foscolo went 3-for-4 with 2 runs and an RBI for Hagerty (14-2), while Stephen Chucka had a triple, double and RBI and Brandon Levy and Nathaniel Rhodes each added doubles and an RBI.—
Steve Gorches,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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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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Manufacturers with more inventory in stock could push off price hikes for some time, whereas those that are running low could be forced to incorporate them into sales prices earlier.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Here come the Royals When the A’s pulled out, Kansas City moved quickly to retain its major-league status.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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Gaga has typically been the lead on their duets, but here, Bennett pulls out his best vocal performance on the album.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Later, the two walked out of the island hand in hand.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
12 Mar. 2025
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In the wake of the new directive to primarily work in person, unions have filed challenges with the Public Employment Relations Board and workers at the Education Department have walked out on the job.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20on. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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