push off

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Recent Examples of push off Right after a bow has been put on the situation, and the sea creature has been pushed off, the community discovers more massive chunks of ice that are nesting more violent monsters. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Players will be penalized for attempting to push off or otherwise use their off arm to create space. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Cristobal also didn’t think watching live that wide receiver Malachi Toney pushed off on his defender in the third quarter for an offensive pass interference call that wiped out a touchdown. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Brunson was pushed off to the side in other sketches, which wouldn’t have been that big of a deal if the sketches themselves had been stronger. — Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for push off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
Verb
  • Their shared ambition is straightforward, which is to move fusion from experimental physics rigs into commercially viable power plants.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Kerhonkson was also within easy reach of her sister, who had moved with her family from the East Village to Millbrook, in Dutchess County, in 2024.
    — Heather Senison, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Sweet followed the man into a nearby Shell gas station parking lot, exited his car and approached the suspect.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • After the housekeeper left, Watford exited the room wearing different clothes, sat on the hallway floor and scrolled on his phone, the complaint says.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The aircraft had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to the Bahamas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All Ugandan troops are expected to depart Somalia by the end of 2027.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Jones’ uncle, Christopher Mathews, described the head coach as a positive Black man in his community who goes above and beyond for his players and students.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Most of the money would have been used to backfill federal funding cuts to healthcare, and 10% would have gone toward education and food-assistance programs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Loukeman, who mixed the record and nabs a couple co-production credits, proves a real asset to getting this across.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But only one got a victory parade on Wednesday — and a quintessentially Bay Area one at that.
    — Lauren Segal, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Steelers scored on four of their next five possessions, including a 1-yard plunge by tight end Pat Freiermuth on a tush push on the penultimate play of the first half that put Pittsburgh up 20-6 at the break.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • This is the table stakes of getting to keep pushing on the frontier and keep pushing toward AGI.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Chiefs appeared to have pulled out a thrilling victory Sunday in Denver.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Two men wearing ski masks entered the club, which was hosting a costume party, and at least one of them pulled out a gun and fired into the crowd on the dance floor, CNN affiliate WAPT reported.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • With the lesson learned from last year, TCU made sure to get off to a much quicker start as the Horned Frogs’ new roster shined against the Lions.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens could not get off the field fast enough after his team blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter to lose to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20off. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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