shove (off)

verb

Definition of shove (off)next
as in to exit
to leave a place often for another time to shove off for home

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shove (off)
  1. exit
  2. move
  3. depart
  4. get
  5. go
  6. pull out
  7. peel off
  8. get off
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Biden’s refusal to exit the 2024 presidential race after a disastrous initial debate performance in June kicked off a whirlwind season that gave rise to Harris.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Harris executed an accelerated campaign after ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket over the summer after President Biden exited the race.
    Erin Doherty, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of exit
Verb
  • If the company does not adhere to the agreement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office can move forward with the case.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • According to the article, published in 2016, Lo moved into the New York Edition hotel, in the Gramercy area, then racked up a $13,000 tab and refused to leave for nearly two months.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of move
Verb
  • Dobbins then spied an open backfield after Austin Ekeler departed the Chargers to sign with the Washington Commanders as a free agent.
    Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Now, the sun meets the skies quite early but departs just around when most of us get off work.
    Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of depart
Verb
  • What typical purchases will likely get pricier during the next Trump era?
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Almost half of real-estate agents in the country got into the business in the last five years, buoyed by buyers who did not seem aware of how the system worked.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of get
Verb
  • Tough way for the drive to end for Philly, which opted to kick a short field goal instead of going for the tie.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Filippone recently sold a condo whose agent went into contract, then didn’t send in his client’s application.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • This allowed several cables to pull out of the sockets, ultimately causing the platform to plummet into the reflector more than 400 feet below, according to the report.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The merger process, initiated at the end of 2023, stretched on for months and at one point Redstone pulled out of a previous agreement with Skydance at the 11th hour.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of pull out
Verb
  • Soon after, an ambulance would peel off, sirens ripping through the silence.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
  • In the November election, Trump—another outsider, running as a right-wing populist—peeled off enough formerly Democratic voters, especially white working-class men, to win.
    Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • Now called Opportunity Village, the initiative aims to help unsheltered individuals get off the streets.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • As indicated by Monday’s show, this last leg of the Luck and Strange tour got off to a very terrific start.
    David Chiu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of get off
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“Shove (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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