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
Recent Examples on the Web
Against this backdrop, some filmmakers are attempting to push on with their projects.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Needs and stakeholder goals can change quickly, and the team might need to push on, even if the road ahead looks rocky.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
Hurricanes push on the ocean, causing water to build up into a storm surge that can swamp the coast with water several feet above normal ocean height.
—Cary Mock, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
If Harris prevails, many consumer groups want the CFPB to crack down even further, including tightening oversight of medical credit cards and other financial products that hospitals and other medical providers have started pushing on patients.
—Noam M. Levey, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Needs and stakeholder goals can change quickly, and the team might need to push on, even if the road ahead looks rocky.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
Hurricanes push on the ocean, causing water to build up into a storm surge that can swamp the coast with water several feet above normal ocean height.
—Cary Mock, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
If Harris prevails, many consumer groups want the CFPB to crack down even further, including tightening oversight of medical credit cards and other financial products that hospitals and other medical providers have started pushing on patients.
—Noam M. Levey, CBS News, 17 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2024.
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