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
Artificial turf is easier to maintain but is a harder surface, relative to natural grass, and therefore less forgiving and makes for less flexibility when players attempt to push off with their feet.
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Postgame, referee Craig Wrolstad reiterated that players aren’t able to propel themselves by pushing off to block a kick.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
It’s almost pushed off to the side.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Instead, place your forward foot in a natural position in front of the body and concentrate on giving a good push off with the back foot.
—Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Postgame, referee Craig Wrolstad reiterated that players aren’t able to propel themselves by pushing off to block a kick.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
It’s almost pushed off to the side.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Instead, place your forward foot in a natural position in front of the body and concentrate on giving a good push off with the back foot.
—Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
Verb
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Univisión moved the Premios Juventud to Panama and the Latin Grammys to Las Vegas, after hosting the 2024 event here.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Star cornerback Jalen Ramsey exited the game with what appears to be a significant hamstring injury.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Private equity buyout accounted for 40% of technology exits in the $100 million-$500 million range in Europe, roughly twice the proportion in the US.—
Aman Ghei,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Having left Netflix in August after nearly 14 years at the streamer, Friedlander serves as the successor to Vernon Sanders, who departed as the TV boss earlier in September.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Air traffic controllers who handle flights arriving and departing the airport were plagued early this year by multiple communications and radar outages, leading to thousands of cancellations.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Johnson's offense got things going in the second half.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The biggest stage in American entertainment is about to get some serious Latin flavor.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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Harris felt Jill Biden never forgave her for going at Biden hard during the 2019 primary debate.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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Their remains went undiscovered for more than a year.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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The ship was on deployment from May to August, then spent time in Pearl Harbor before pushing on to San Diego.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Pittman argued with the American Conference officiating crew that Braham got away with a push on Neal.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
20 Sep. 2025
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Got her shoulder pulled out and finished the game with her leg being taken out and probably has a fracture.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Now is the time to inspect your heavy coats, pull out thicker bedding and space heaters from storage, and stock up on cozy blankets to get you through the cold weather.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Not bad for a franchise with a little over a year to get off the ground.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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SpaceX's launch pad at the Santa Barbara County spaceport is where another Starlink internet satellite deployment mission gets off the ground.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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