pushed on

verb

Definition of pushed onnext
past tense of push on
as in exited
to leave a place often for another the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on

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  1. exited
  2. departed
  3. went
  4. escaped
  5. cut out
  6. evacuated
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  • Similarly, the Paris accord’s voluntary and scalable commitments helped sustain momentum even after the United States exited the deal in 2017.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The vehicle then exited a highway, entered the parking lot of the mall, and then drove through glass doors into a JCPenney store.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of exited
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  • At the end of the nineteen-nineties, the veteran value investor—one that looks for undervalued stocks—shied away from soaring Internet and technology stocks, believing that their prices had departed from financial reality, and that the market was heading for a crash.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Three players had departed for the draft.
    Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of departed
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  • Someone won a $68 million jackpot in New York on Christmas Eve in 2002, but that prize went unclaimed.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Netflix's livestreams haven't always been smooth sailing The streaming giant has had its fair share of livestreaming experiences that went well, including the live roast of legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of went
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  • Some of the bank customers escaped and alerted the police and town citizens.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The fugitives escaped on foot, stole a series of cars, and had more gunfights over the next several days.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of escaped
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  • Here's what to know about Dry January, plus some Milwaukee area events to participate in the challenge this year: What is Dry January 2025? Dry January challenges people to cut out wine, beer, spirits and all alcohol during the month of January.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
  • It's thought Viserys contracted an infection through a cut, and clearly, despite love for his family and optimism for the future, he wasn't cut out for the job.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut out
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  • More than a hundred people had to be evacuated using ropes and ladders after a lift at a ski resort in Colorado malfunctioned and left visitors suspended in the air.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The town, practically split in two by the torrent that cut through its middle, was evacuated as ash blanketed over 200,000 square kilometers of surrounding land.
    Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of evacuated
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