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
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.
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Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Now, just days later, it’s been pushed off the throne—at least for the time being.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Despite the DreamCloud’s multiple rows of thicker coils around its edge, our testers found that the mattress offers just average edge support, which might not cut it for people with mobility issues who need a firm surface to push off of when getting out of bed.
—Renee Cherry, SELF, 26 Oct. 2024
For the farmers and villagers being pushed off their land, or having their water resources privatized, the development rush converged with spiraling violence.
—Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
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Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Now, just days later, it’s been pushed off the throne—at least for the time being.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Despite the DreamCloud’s multiple rows of thicker coils around its edge, our testers found that the mattress offers just average edge support, which might not cut it for people with mobility issues who need a firm surface to push off of when getting out of bed.
—Renee Cherry, SELF, 26 Oct. 2024
For the farmers and villagers being pushed off their land, or having their water resources privatized, the development rush converged with spiraling violence.
—Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
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And the private sector is moving swiftly to meet growing demand for zero-carbon technologies and materials.Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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This is a true win-now move and pushes Dallas closer to being legitimate title contenders again this season.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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There needs to be balance and some states should exit the program.David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Clients may lose faith in your ability to protect more than just their data and may decide to exit.Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Against this scenario, Boeing must also cope with the loss of senior engineering talent critical to the creation of a new airplane, many of whom are departing due to layoffs or greener pastures in other parts of aerospace, such as space or electric air vehicles.Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Potential arrivals are contingent on fringe players departing.Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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The video showed that the girl tried to get Witcher's attention to go to the bathroom but when Witcher finally checked on her two hours later, the child had urinated on herself, the document said.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
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Elko’s not the type to get excited about early October standings.David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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The cases, brought by 60 men and 60 women, span incidents going as far back as 1991.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Silk Road traders, for example, needed intermediaries to guarantee that merchandise went one way and payments went another.Parvez Siddiqui, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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Currently, after the fall of Silicon Valley Bank and the ripple effects of the U.S. regional banking crisis, along with high interest rate levels and deteriorating loan quality, some banks are pulling out money lent to small businesses.Lechi (Richard) Zhang, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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As the rebels advanced on Damascus, Tehran abruptly pulled out its Revolutionary Guards and Basij paramilitary forces, which had been deployed to prop up President Bashar al-Assad.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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After one of the most historic seasons in golf in 2024, 2025 will not get off to an ideal start for Scottie Scheffler.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Unsure of what to do there, Adams played a poor ball that barely got off the ground.Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20off. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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