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
One reason might be that boomers are working longer, pushing off retirement and, with it, extra time to help watch the grandkids.
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Holly Garcia, Parents, 10 Oct. 2024
The move will push off the prospect of a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons until this time.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Cunningham got fed up and pushed off, handing possession back to Denver.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
Scream paramount+ Taxi Driver Year: 1976 Runtime: 1h 53m
Director: Martin Scorsese
One of Martin Scorsese’s early masterpieces, Taxi Driver is the wildly influential story of a man pushed off the edge of sanity, featuring a fearless performance from a young Robert De Niro.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Holly Garcia, Parents, 10 Oct. 2024
The move will push off the prospect of a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons until this time.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Cunningham got fed up and pushed off, handing possession back to Denver.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
Scream paramount+ Taxi Driver Year: 1976 Runtime: 1h 53m
Director: Martin Scorsese
One of Martin Scorsese’s early masterpieces, Taxi Driver is the wildly influential story of a man pushed off the edge of sanity, featuring a fearless performance from a young Robert De Niro.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
Verb
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To land the kiss on her cheek, Trump would have had to either crane his neck or move her hat.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The snow is moving east Tuesday, and is affecting coastal areas all the way to the Florida Panhandle and southern Carolinas.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Biden and first lady Jill Biden will exit the Capitol grounds by plane after the transfer of power and return to private life.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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But rather confusingly, this fracas appears to have been staged so that duo can exit their top-secret careers as globe-trotting clandestine agents, disappearing together into civilian life.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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The return leg will depart Atlanta at 3:39 p.m., arriving in San Luis Potosi at 4:49 p.m.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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The train departs from Denver Union Station at 7 a.m. and arrives in Winter Park at 9:11 a.m., which is ideal timing for nabbing one of the first lift rides of the day.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Jan. 2025
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He’s got quite a fastball and has some creativity to him.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Instead of taking a three-score lead in that game, the Lions failed to get a first down.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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TikTok appears to be back online in the U.S. after going dark in the late hours of Saturday ahead of the looming Jan. 19 ban.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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And his route on two of them could be best described as, hey, just go find some space.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Hence, should Parkinson achieve the remarkable by leading Wrexham to a third successive promotion in May, there’s surely going to be scope to push on again considering how much headroom the club should have in terms of PSR.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Schiraldi blamed the lack of accurate data on an outdated system the department uses, but was pushed on why the system was still in place after a replacement program was being tested for implementation.—
Mikenzie Frost,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2025
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Tsarukyan pulled out of the main event, where he was supposed to challenge Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight championship.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Several insurers have pulled out of California in recent years — and in these Los Angeles wildfires, the insured losses area on track to reach $30 billion or more.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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Knowing how to stake up citrus trees properly ensures your orange, grapefruit, and lemon trees get off to a strong start for a long and fruitful life.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2025
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Officers called a tow truck to help Pan get off of the tracks.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20off. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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