push off

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Recent Examples of push off And now, after Baldwin’s ascendence drove the team to cut ties with a long-time veteran, the team has gotten an update on the former player after he was pushed off of his newest roster as well. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Pfendler began her 2,400-mile journey on May 21, pushing off from Monterey, and documented her journey with video updates on her @yourowkelsey social media pages. ABC News, 6 July 2026 Nothing says summer quite like pushing off on an inner tube and floating down a refreshing, natural lazy river as gorgeous landscapes pass by. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026 Quadriceps strains may result from explosive kicking or pivoting, and calf strains often happen when players push off to sprint or leap for a header. Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for push off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
Verb
  • The Tigers won for just the second time in six games to start a three-city West Coast swing and moved within 3 1/2 games of the final wild-card spot in the American League.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • If the proposal moves forward, corporate demographic data related to employee race and gender would be less available to the public.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Following a consultation with Groeschner, Schmitt exited the game and slowly walked off the field.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Iran remains incentivized to exercise maximum control over shipping traffic entering and exiting the oil-rich region.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • But Roosevelt continued to press for progressive tax reform even after Long departed from the political (and earthly) stage.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • That figure undercuts the simplest version of the story, in which departing billionaires are draining capital from the state alongside their personal wealth.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Fans were in horror before going quiet as Aubrey Edwards called for the bell.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • But Tessarion’s always there and there’s a love and a deep appreciation that goes both ways with them.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • When Marshall showed up, Reyes and Chamberlain both fired guns at Marshall as Marshall tried to get away, according to the affidavit.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • The idea is that the more of the filter feeders cling to the seawall, the cleaner the canal gets.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Ikea has responded to the pressure with an aggressive push on affordability.
    Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • The decision whether to push on with a new festival now lies with Screen Scotland.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • With a new vehicle secured, the couple pull out onto the street.
    Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • At least eight people have been pulled out alive, officials said.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • That edge hasn’t been on display, likely because the Giants got off to a bad start and haven’t built any momentum all season.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • As New York recounts, Sun was instrumental in helping WLFI get off the ground.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 July 2026

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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20off. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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