as in to move
to leave a place often for another
the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
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Recent Examples of push on
The group splinters and each one pushes on, praying for another exit.
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Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Still, the district pushed on with assigning Rupert to a different school.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The ship was on deployment from May to August, then spent time in Pearl Harbor before pushing on to San Diego.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Pittman argued with the American Conference officiating crew that Braham got away with a push on Neal.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
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Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Still, the district pushed on with assigning Rupert to a different school.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The ship was on deployment from May to August, then spent time in Pearl Harbor before pushing on to San Diego.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Pittman argued with the American Conference officiating crew that Braham got away with a push on Neal.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push on
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Green’s 49-yard run scramble moved the Razorbacks to the Texas A&M 39 just before the 2-minute timeout of the fourth quarter.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Calderhead focuses on the British tactic, enacted two days after the initial attack, of moving their fleet into Flushing Bay to anchor for the night.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Amid speculation about why Brandy abruptly left the concert — Monica immediately dismissed any possible bad blood by shouting out Brandy when the show continued — the singer explained in a statement Sunday morning that she was forced to exit due to health issues.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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Jones said that if the insurers, society’s primary risk managers, exited fossil fuels, other large investors would likely follow, putting pressure on the energy industry to focus on renewables.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Eberechi Eze, so crucial at the end of last season with seven goals in six games, including the winner in the FA Cup final against Manchester City, departed for Arsenal in the summer, but that does not appear to have disrupted them.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Morrell, a former BP exec who was appointed by former Disney CEO Bob Chapek, departed after a series of snags that ultimately doomed Chapek’s tenure as CEO.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Through more than a decade of running a business and raising a son, Whebbe and Paoli refused to give up on getting the Book Lady’s books into the hands of people who will love them.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2025
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That was our game plan, to get 11 guys to the ball.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The rapper also expressed frustration towards those who criticized her appearance at a rally Kamala Harris hosted in Milwaukee ahead of the 2024 election, stating that the wrong parts of her speech went viral.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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These can require more unraveling, and the further back one goes, the more conjecture there is.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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At least eight homes in the town of Kipnuk were pushed off their foundations, and at least four homes in the town of Kwigillingok were inundated by the flooding, according to Alaska State Troopers.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) confirmed Sunday that eight homes in Kipnuk have been pushed off their foundations, while multiple houses in Kwigillingok have floated to different parts of town or across rivers, with some residents still trapped inside.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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In the meantime, he has been forced to pull out of several upcoming events to focus on his recovery.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Jeff Goldblum, Oscar Isaac, and Jacob Elordi pulled out different iterations of the Tank, while Paul Mescal gave us a blast from the horological past by rocking a vintage Gondole.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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At one point, Solo Sikoa walked out from backstage to gesture towards Sami.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Long before their food arrives, Maggie asks for the check, pays, and walks out.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20on. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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