pushed on

verb

Definition of pushed onnext
past tense of push on
as in exited
to leave a place often for another the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on

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  1. exited
  2. departed
  3. went
  4. escaped
  5. cut out
  6. evacuated
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
  • After the actress exited the show following last season, Thursday’s Season 24 premiere ‘Catch and Kill‘ finally explained the absence of Manheim’s Lieutenant Kate Dixon, who moves away with her deaf son Patrick (portrayed by James Caverly).
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 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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  • 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
  • Seeing how fast Ukraine went from thousands of drones to millions, things could move quickly.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of went
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  • In May, the filmmaker escaped to Europe after receiving sentence of jail and flogging from the Iranian authorities.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Stephanie and John Zara escaped from their home near Asheville but had to leave their phones, identification and other belongings behind.
    NBC News, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of escaped
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
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  • About 500 people were evacuated for hours after the accident to spare them exposure to the hazardous plume from the chemical used by farmers to add nitrogen fertilizer to the soil and in large buildings as a refrigerant.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Definition of evacuated
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