Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of push on in a Sentence
the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
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The leadership races come as Senate Democrats are making a final push on their agenda, with a focus on confirming President Biden's remaining nominees to the nation's courts.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
The bitcoin price has rocketed this year, pushed on by the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president—fueling a huge $15 trillion bitcoin price bet.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Nevertheless, Dylan and I push on, winding our way down the Philosopher’s Path — where Nishida Kitaro, one of Japan’s most famous thinkers, practiced meditation — in search of enlightenment.
—Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
There are contrasting examples in recent memory between, say, the way Phil Foden was held back or the way Jude Bellingham was advanced and pushed on.
—Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
The bitcoin price has rocketed this year, pushed on by the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president—fueling a huge $15 trillion bitcoin price bet.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Nevertheless, Dylan and I push on, winding our way down the Philosopher’s Path — where Nishida Kitaro, one of Japan’s most famous thinkers, practiced meditation — in search of enlightenment.
—Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
There are contrasting examples in recent memory between, say, the way Phil Foden was held back or the way Jude Bellingham was advanced and pushed on.
—Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for push on
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20on. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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