push on

verb

pushed on; pushing on; pushes on

intransitive verb

: to continue on one's way : proceed

Examples of push on in a Sentence

the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
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Pittman argued with the American Conference officiating crew that Braham got away with a push on Neal. Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025 Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano gave an update on the SSA's new technology push on Friday during a visit to the Social Security field office in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 All this was part of a broader propaganda push on the part of the Kremlin. Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Soon after the officer began pushing on Addy’s stomach, the toy dislodged. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for push on

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push on was in 1602

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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20on. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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