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 Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney renewed his push on Thursday to have the Plymouth County Superior Court throw out her triple-murder case by arguing prosecutors failed to show enough evidence to support a conviction. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 That can lead to blood pooling and pushing on organs, nerves and tissues, causing pain and swelling. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2026 Nick Reiner‘s attorney pushed on Monday for speedy access to trust funds to pay for his criminal defense in the killings of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 In his speech, Crowley re-emphasized his policy, pushing on issues like affordability, health care and education. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for push on

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Verb

There are about a million moving parts, and everybody involved is an outsized character.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Justices Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing that allowing the case to move forward prevents the lower court from considering Pike’s allegations from her childhood.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Investing more heavily in technology, shifting resources to a newer product line or exiting an activity with poor long-term economics are rational decisions.

— Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Six days after Guillen collapsed while exiting X2, Naomi Greer-Wilkinson rode the roller coaster.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

Prima destinations include Bermuda, the Caribbean, the Greek Isles, the Mediterranean, and Northern Europe departing from her home ports of Port Canaveral, Florida, and Galveston, Texas.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Similarly, since 2010, Beijing has steadily departed from the more relaxed policies of the reform era and pursued the Sinicization of faiths such as Christianity and Islam.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

In keeping with the concept, this Lee gets more of his own arc, driven by his own decisions and developed enough to rival his employers for the center of the show.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
The performer who got his start in local Atlanta comedy clubs is currently crisscrossing the United States on tour.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

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

Definition of push off

Verb

The concerns caused investors in certain types of funds to pull out their money at record rates — sometimes requesting nearly 40% of a single fund in a quarter, but most funds have capped at 5%.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Then, Canton allegedly pulled out a Glock 9mm handgun and shot Jones twice.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pull out

Verb

Lisa walks in with everyone’s orders and walks out with three giant bags of fast-food goodness.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Raman allies engage in trash talk A woman walks out of her home carrying a full garbage bag, then starts venting about the high cost of trash pickup.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of walk out

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