PUSH ON Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

push on

verb

Definition of push on

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 In his speech, Crowley re-emphasized his policy, pushing on issues like affordability, health care and education. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The mirror at the Inouye telescope was fixed at 4 meters, so the team pushed on the wavelength. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 If your body is telling you something the current diagnosis doesn’t fully explain, that gap is worth pushing on. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026 Ikea has responded to the pressure with an aggressive push on affordability. — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for push on

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Flow batteries support longer storage The feasibility study will provide an initial assessment of how the technology could move toward commercial applications.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
Ask how much is involved, when money will move, and what each person is expected to contribute.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of move

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

Definition of exit

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

Definition of depart

Verb

Turek is garnering 46% of the vote to Hinson’s 42%, while Libertarian candidate Thomas Laehn is getting 6%, and 6% of voters are undecided, according to the survey from Global Strategy Group conducted for Turek’s campaign.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
However, when the UK is involved, things get more complicated.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of get

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

Definition of pull out

Verb

Erin drapes her white puffy coat over her shoulders, collects the lawyer for Deux Moi who just happens to be her husband, and walks out onto the wet asphalt of Chinatown.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
United fans may well feel transported back to their more recent Europa League endeavours when Michael Carrick’s side walk out the Old Trafford tunnel on Thursday.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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