push off

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Recent Examples of push off Every tattoo artist in residence at the shop is on a rotating walk-in schedule to ease customers’ worries of getting pushed off on less experienced tattooers, Vader said. Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 Too conveniently, Mary is pushed off-stage with a sudden terminal illness, which enables Becket to take his rightful place in the narrative. Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 For over a century, Black farmers have been systematically denied loans, excluded from federal relief programs and pushed off their land through discriminatory policies and legal loopholes. Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 They are powered purely by your child pushing off the ground. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for push off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
Verb
  • The instinctive Moon moves through your 11th House of Shared Hopes, trining surprising Uranus in your talkative 3rd house.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Groundwater tests in 1992 reveal gasoline was moving towards the Morningside house.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • McLean was sensational before exiting.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The rush of investors looking to exit private credit funds at Apollo, Blue Owl, Blackstone, BlackRock, and Cliffwater has hit unprecedented levels, raising the specter of prolonged pressure on the firms, The Wall Street Journal reported.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The small plane had just departed from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) and was on its way to Boston when the issue occurred, according to news outlet Nantucket Current.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The vessel was allegedly scheduled to depart on July 9, 2023, but in late June, the victims repeatedly asked for travel documents, per the affidavit.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In the courtroom, Alfortish’s face looked gaunt after spending roughly a year in prison, and his hair, thinning now, had gone white.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The Nets, who went 26-56 last season, have lost four consecutive season finales.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After getting them down with the aid of a ladder, the store assistant had to wipe off the dust.
    Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
  • After Dallas got even, Ryan Hartman's power-play goal with 9 seconds left in the second period put Minnesota up 4-3.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Post launch, traffic will be pushed on some roads in one direction, directed by the Florida Department of Transportation.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The logic was clean, the boundaries felt solid, and nobody had much cause to push on them.
    Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ballard pulled out a handgun and shot her boyfriend and the two other men, police said.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The owners of warehouses in the Minneapolis suburbs of Woodbury and Shakopee pulled out of possible ICE deals after public outcry, according to local officials.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Nolan Traoré played only five minutes in the first half, while Josh Minott and Ochai Agbaji never got off the bench.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • After the teens got off the bus at the Mather Field/Mills Transit Center on Mills Station Road, a physical altercation ensued and the ambassador stabbed Berry during the struggle.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026

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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20off. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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