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
With Lamine Yamal taking the opposite channel for himself, Raphinha was pushed on to the left flank and enjoyed his best season in La Liga and the Champions League with a litany of goals and assists.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
The visit comes as the U.S. leader has begun stepping up his push on the Israeli government to broker a ceasefire and hostage agreement and bring about an end to the war in Gaza.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Deadline revealed several months back that the broadcaster faced a dilemma over whether to push on with the show while engulfed in scandal around Roberts’ failure to disclose that a young narrator in Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone was the son of a Hamas minister.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2025
With Andrey Santos being a late replacement for Reece James — who pulled out of the line-up after feeling tightness during the warm-up — Chelsea’s shape tweaked once again with Santos operating as a lone pivot as Enzo Fernandez pushed on in midfield.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 5 July 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
The visit comes as the U.S. leader has begun stepping up his push on the Israeli government to broker a ceasefire and hostage agreement and bring about an end to the war in Gaza.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Deadline revealed several months back that the broadcaster faced a dilemma over whether to push on with the show while engulfed in scandal around Roberts’ failure to disclose that a young narrator in Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone was the son of a Hamas minister.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2025
With Andrey Santos being a late replacement for Reece James — who pulled out of the line-up after feeling tightness during the warm-up — Chelsea’s shape tweaked once again with Santos operating as a lone pivot as Enzo Fernandez pushed on in midfield.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push on
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Mederos had been more over the top, but the Angels moved his arm down about 10 degrees.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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For neighboring Arizonans hoping to glimpse the site of the spacecraft soaring overhead, the moving schedule may have caused some confusion.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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General admission on-site parking: All general admission traffic will enter and exit through the Cox Road gate and turn onto Voice of America Park Drive.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the bullet exited Welch's head, and that same bullet hit Palmer, a bystander who was attempting to act as a peacemaker, Worthy said.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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His enhanced role will see the character departing from previous depictions.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The new company announced is post-merger executive roster Monday amid a flurry of reports of departing Paramount Global execs from co-CEOs Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins to streaming chief Tom Ryan.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Senators’ previous owner, the late Eugene Melnyk, put the wheels in motion for a potential project at LeBreton Flats back in 2016, but was never able to get the project off the ground.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Students apply separately to get into magnet programs.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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Preston went missing for the first time in 1990, McCollum said.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Other posts remain online long after going viral — even if the comments section is flooded with fans noting that a video or picture is falsified or abusive.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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Questions remain about which countries will be notified, whether anything will change in the days ahead and whether Mr. Trump will once more push off imposing the rates.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
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Companies are also pushing off their own decisions about how best to respond to tariffs.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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In their first matchup, Indiana pulled out a home victory over the Mercury, 107-101, back on July 30.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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In the episode, Noem references the real-life dog shooting in a fictional ICE recruiting video, and caps off every scene by pulling out a gun and killing a different puppy.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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After Haner granted the mistrial, the mother walked out of the courtroom and into the attorney holding room where her son was sitting.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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The perfect outfit gives us the confidence to walk out the door ready to own whatever comes next.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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