PUSH ON Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

push on

verb

Definition of push on next

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 One person was being pushed on a gurney while a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue helicopter landed in the area to help, according to the post. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026 These in turn create pressure requests directed at the front calipers, where electrohydraulic actuators with pistons push on them to apply braking pressure to the wheels. —

Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 May 2026 After an Orlando shot rang off the post, Washington pushed on the counter. —

Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026 That approach, paired with more outreach to Black residents, may help increase the city’s affordable housing stock and close the gap in Black homeownership, though some city council members have urged a more aggressive push on affordable housing. —

Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for push on

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Verb

The campaign now moves forward with voters weighing sharply different visions for California’s future as the primary draws closer.

— James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The Raiders had their worst season since moving to Las Vegas last year.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 15 May 2026