as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
time to shove off for home
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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 -
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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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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There is so much more to do, of course, but the speed with which our company responded and acted to help the needs of so many was impressive and moving.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Feb. 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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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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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 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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Staying in 📺‘Mo’ goes from Mexican border to the West Bank in Season 2 now streaming on Netflix.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
31 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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Advertisers pull out all the stops for their biggest— and often most expensive—ads of the year.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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After about 20 seconds, simply peel off the blue top.—
Elizabeth Denton,
StyleCaster,
13 Jan. 2025
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Devin Hester was attracting such attention from opponents that Toub devised a plan to have a cornerback peel off and race downfield to catch a punt.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
6 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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“Shove (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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