as in to move
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 push off
The final reading of the budget has been pushed off to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, to give the auditor’s office time to adjust department budgets to reflect the raises.
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Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
One concern Fed officials may have is that steeper cuts could, as Bowman expressed, incentivize spending that consumers are currently pushing off, which is helping keep inflation in check.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Think of pushing off with the back foot rather than overextending the lead foot.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
For years, this optimism has been pushed off so far into the future, that stockholders had not appeared to meaningfully price in the timing of when that demand might really kick in.
—Bryce Erickson, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
One concern Fed officials may have is that steeper cuts could, as Bowman expressed, incentivize spending that consumers are currently pushing off, which is helping keep inflation in check.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Think of pushing off with the back foot rather than overextending the lead foot.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
For years, this optimism has been pushed off so far into the future, that stockholders had not appeared to meaningfully price in the timing of when that demand might really kick in.
—Bryce Erickson, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
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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
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Both companies are moving aggressively to capture market share before Apple releases its own AI features.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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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
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Redstone will exit the Paramount board after Skydance and RedBird Capital Partners complete the two-part transaction to acquire Redstone’s National Amusements Inc. and then merge Skydance and Paramount, Variety confirmed.Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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What typical purchases will likely get pricier during the next Trump era?Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Fire Chief Brian O’Neill credited the workers with their emergency response to get most people out.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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The surgeon removes a small portion of the disc, or shock absorber, that has squirted out and is pushing on a nerve and causing pain.Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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This means that photons can push on an asteroid to change its spin: the rock absorbs light from the sun, then reemits that energy as infrared light.Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
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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
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The Indiana Fever star may have even served as a good luck charm for McCaffery as the Bulldogs pulled out a win on opening night, defeating the Missouri State Bears 72-65.Natasha Dye, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Now called Opportunity Village, the initiative aims to help unsheltered individuals get off the streets.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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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
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