as in to move
to leave a place often for another
let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
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Recent Examples of push off
Even then, smooth and slick with residual fats and oils, the bones slide around too easily to allow people to simply push off with their feet alone.
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Mark Hay, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
In the spring, the company had pushed off a revamp of its flagship Siri voice assistant after warning that certain personalization features would take longer than expected to deliver.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
For-sale inventory tends to be less robust, open houses are fewer and the effort to travel from home to home in less-than-ideal weather conditions leaves many buyers pushing off a sale until the spring.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Aside from lowering the odds of ice forming, the road treatments in North Texas are meant to keep precipitation from bonding to the pavement — so it can be churned into slush by traffic or pushed off the road by crews, Hartzel said.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Mark Hay, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
In the spring, the company had pushed off a revamp of its flagship Siri voice assistant after warning that certain personalization features would take longer than expected to deliver.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
For-sale inventory tends to be less robust, open houses are fewer and the effort to travel from home to home in less-than-ideal weather conditions leaves many buyers pushing off a sale until the spring.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Aside from lowering the odds of ice forming, the road treatments in North Texas are meant to keep precipitation from bonding to the pavement — so it can be churned into slush by traffic or pushed off the road by crews, Hartzel said.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
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As a politicized national fight over waste, fraud and abuse led by Republicans have targeted California and its Democratic leadership, Bonta and other state officials have moved swiftly to combat the claims.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, the bottle had only ever moved between Burgundy and Bordeaux, a driving distance of roughly 300 miles.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The network previously confirmed that Guthrie would be exiting its Olympics coverage amid the search for her mother.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The intersection is controlled by stop signs, and many vehicles using the area are either getting onto southbound Highway 160 or exiting northbound Highway 160.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Airport officials project more than 20,000 passengers will depart Louisville by plane the day after Derby 152.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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The 28-year-old fills a void left by center Myles Turner, who departed Indiana in the offseason for a free-agent contract with Milwaukee.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The movies that would be honored here, by contrast, were bolder than the Spirits usually go, resulting in a truly independent raft of winners.—
Film Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Despite going 0-2, Wembanyama led the World team in scoring in both games with 14 points in the opener and 19 in the third game.—
Greg Beacham,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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And the other function of music media is learning more, getting deeper into fandom, learning more about the lives of a lot of musicians, many of whom don’t necessarily need a magazine or music media to put their image out there for them.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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This latest iteration, which builds on the 2024 version by adding a voter ID provision, must get 60 votes to pass.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The new package is part of a broader push on the left to remake Colorado’s tax system.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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Peter Navarro, the president’s tariff Rasputin, made a big push on this point just last week.—
Erick Erickson,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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At the time, analysts had attributed Baumgertner's arrest to retaliation for Uralkali's decision to pull out of a joint venture.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, in Oklahoma City, the private owners of a warehouse that was set to be purchased by ICE pulled out of a deal following outcry at city council meetings and protests downtown.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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The mission, the first to send astronauts near the moon in more than half a century, was meant to get off the ground earlier in February.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Then the players are seen quickly getting off the ice and benches, and heading out amid the shooting chaos.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20off. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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