Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of push on in a Sentence
the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
Recent Examples on the Web
Newsom has been pushing on another front on homelessness and mental health, zeroing in on a narrower set of homeless people.
—
Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
Aside from the Great Depression leading to a push on promoting Father's Day, during World War II advertisers urged that celebrating Father's Day helped honor American troops and support the war effort, History.com states.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
Rather than continuing the high-stakes push on Capitol Hill for a mammoth Ukraine aid bill, the White House should seek a smaller, compromise budget to fund less expensive defensive systems for Ukraine and help the country build its own defense industrial base.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2024
In the air, there’s nothing to push on except the air itself!
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2024
Unfortunately, the hatred of America is not an aberration from, but rather an extension of, the worldview often pushed on college campuses these days.
—Lauren Noble, National Review, 19 May 2024
The move to hold another vote on this legislation comes as Senate Democrats try to renew their push on the Southern border ahead of the 2024 election.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 19 May 2024
Her goal was, and is, the prototypical better American life for them both, with social mobility requiring a constant push on an upward trajectory.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
Disney Research The standing portion demonstrates that pushing on the air isn’t only useful during freefall.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2024
Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
Aside from the Great Depression leading to a push on promoting Father's Day, during World War II advertisers urged that celebrating Father's Day helped honor American troops and support the war effort, History.com states.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
Rather than continuing the high-stakes push on Capitol Hill for a mammoth Ukraine aid bill, the White House should seek a smaller, compromise budget to fund less expensive defensive systems for Ukraine and help the country build its own defense industrial base.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2024
In the air, there’s nothing to push on except the air itself!
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2024
Unfortunately, the hatred of America is not an aberration from, but rather an extension of, the worldview often pushed on college campuses these days.
—Lauren Noble, National Review, 19 May 2024
The move to hold another vote on this legislation comes as Senate Democrats try to renew their push on the Southern border ahead of the 2024 election.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 19 May 2024
Her goal was, and is, the prototypical better American life for them both, with social mobility requiring a constant push on an upward trajectory.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
Disney Research The standing portion demonstrates that pushing on the air isn’t only useful during freefall.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2024
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20on. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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