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
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But this move now primes them to break the long drought and be much more formidable moving forward.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Royal Caribbean’s stock has already gained nearly 16% so far this year, after moving 78% higher in 2024 and rallying 162% in 2023.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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Strong and her daughter safely exited their home and waited for officers from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office to arrive.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Another attorney — Radhika, 28, from New York — exits the limo doing a Bollywood dance, and Allyshia (29-year-old interior designer from Florida) asks the Bachelor to make a wish on her magic lamp.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
28 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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Both Arsenal and Manchester City got the job done in the Champions League in midweek with Arsenal securing automatic progress while City scraped their way through to the play-off places.—
Darren Richman,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Chicago Sky just got bigger — and a whole lot better from behind the arc — in the first official day of WNBA free agency.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Click here for a timeline:How did the FAFSA rollout go so wrong?—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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The option was available to her under the MAID Act, which went into effect in New Jersey on August 1, 2019.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
31 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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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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So Cassidy pulled out and read aloud definitive scientific conclusions that vaccines don’t cause autism.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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But once the plane was airborne, the board staff said, it could have been pulled out of a sudden stall if the crew had applied emergency power and lowered its nose.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
30 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 9 Feb. 2025.
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