push the envelope
idiom
: to go beyond the usual or normal limits by doing something new, dangerous, etc.
a director who has pushed the envelope in his recent films
a new airplane design that pushes the envelope
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At Milan Design Week, the Japanese house will push the envelope even further.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
That doesn’t mean making changes for the sake of making changes, but the NFL commissioner encourages alterations that push the envelope.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The principal reason is that SpaceX continues to push the envelope with even its mature products like the Falcon 9 rocket, which is now nearly 15 years old.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
Eventually, their lives are consumed by the pursuit of knowledge, and the wish to push the envelope on the theory just a bit further.
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
That doesn’t mean making changes for the sake of making changes, but the NFL commissioner encourages alterations that push the envelope.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The principal reason is that SpaceX continues to push the envelope with even its mature products like the Falcon 9 rocket, which is now nearly 15 years old.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
Eventually, their lives are consumed by the pursuit of knowledge, and the wish to push the envelope on the theory just a bit further.
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for push the envelope
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“Push the envelope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20the%20envelope. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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