push off

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Recent Examples of push off When rates increase or stay elevated, life events, like home purchases or renovations, that drive the bulk of Home Depot's business get pushed off, if not canceled altogether. Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 July 2026 Investigators say Collins and Tocci had been drinking with a group of friends before the two climbed into a canoe and pushed off onto Lake Hayward in East Haddam the night of March 21. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 Unsurprisingly, stagnation in the market has pushed off those plans for the moment. Adam Ismail, The Drive, 15 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for push off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
Verb
  • The helicopter moves quickly away from the bus crash site and starts losing altitude.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Duarte’s writing features detailed prose and a moving storyline, encompassing grief, healing, and the losses borne by a Latinx family in the name of American patriotism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Like Portillo, who ended up selling to a private equity firm, Smith brought in a sponsor, Vestar Capital Partners, to scale the business and later exited to Flowers Foods for $795 million in January 2025.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But Balogun has entered his prime and shouldn’t exit it anytime soon.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On this spring day, international peacekeeping forces have just departed the city and Ari’s roommate Gloria takes her to Kareem’s party to celebrate the end of the citywide curfew.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The four-day Islay & the Whisky Coast tour departs from Edinburgh and includes transportation, ferry crossings, entrance fees, and three nights in Bowmore (some distillery tours and tastings are available for an additional fee).
    Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Just like Jessel ending her toast with a dig at Erin last episode, so goes Erin.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The cultural transformation led by Rådström at Daimler Truck has not gone unnoticed.
    Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • It’s marked by fear, second-guessing, and frustration, all with no guarantee that things will actually get better.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Barack Obama announced the death at 13 of Sunny, the former first pooch from his second presidential term and a Portuguese water dog who hated to get wet.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But Ridgeway pushes on, trying various means — flattery, insults, amateur psychology — to cajole her into delivering a new Ripley book.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The centre-back is dragged out wide to track Eddie Nketiah’s run, while Charles pushes on to mark Adam Wharton, which allows for an easy pass forward into Kamada.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The kind of weird minutiae that only nerds pull out of old archives.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Incumbent presidents’ parties usually lose ground in the midterms, but Trump has pulled out the stops to try to keep that from happening this time.
    Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Vancouver, for all its celebrity hangouts and major studio and streamer film shoots, is also home to a grimy downtown eastside neighborhood where getting off addictions and out of homelessness for many remains a constant struggle.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Indianapolis quarterback Daniel Jones got off to a near-perfect start in his return from a torn Achilles, marching the Colts down the field for an opening-drive touchdown.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

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

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