pushed off

verb

Definition of pushed offnext
past tense of push off
as in exited
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 Synonyms for pushed off
  1. exited
  2. departed
  3. went
  4. cut out
  5. escaped
Verb
  • Rodriguez then allegedly exited his vehicle and climbed into the passenger side of the woman's car and demanded her keys.
    Christina Shaw, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The 2018 police report provides few details regarding how the confrontation went down, whether anyone exited their vehicles or how long the interaction lasted, his attorneys said.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of exited
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  • The department advised on Friday that a third flight departed with 97 on board, bringing the total number of individuals evacuated through the charters to roughly 350.
    Helena Skinner, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Adriana Diaz, who anchored on Saturday, departed last month to co-host CBS Mornings Plus, the new third hour of the network’s morning show, along with Tony Dokoupil.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of departed
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  • Sandro went small, launching the mini-version of its Tangoso hobo in new colors and a canvas version too, and added cute styling for footwear with boat shoes pre-flipped down at the back for a slip-on feel.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Silicon Valley walked in like in the way Elon Musk walked into Twitter and went, ‘How many people work here?
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of went
Verb
  • Why not put everything under one roof, cut out the middlemen and go direct to the manufacturers?
    Lee Habeeb, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Ultimately, much of the housing plans were cut out of the bill as Democrats tried to get it past Senate moderates, especially Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).
    Alex Thompson, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • In May, the filmmaker escaped to Europe after receiving sentence of jail and flogging from the Iranian authorities.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Luckily, the woman living in the house escaped by evacuating through a window.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of escaped
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Thesaurus Entries Near pushed off

pushed around

pushed off

pushed on

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