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
When other plants turn to survival mode, these tough plants push on through, continuing to thrive no matter the weather.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
And although Andreeva raced into a 3-0 lead in the second set, Boisson pushed on to a blistering comeback, winning the next six games to book her spot in the semifinals.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Listen to this article 2 min The NFL owners are expected to reengage in talks about the polarizing tush push on Wednesday at league meetings.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
With nearly 1700 meters of elevation gained so far in the climb, some of his rivals begin to falter, dropping off the back of the group as Del Toro, not yet 20 years old and still far from reaching his true potential, pushes on with his savage attack.
—Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
And although Andreeva raced into a 3-0 lead in the second set, Boisson pushed on to a blistering comeback, winning the next six games to book her spot in the semifinals.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Listen to this article 2 min The NFL owners are expected to reengage in talks about the polarizing tush push on Wednesday at league meetings.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
With nearly 1700 meters of elevation gained so far in the climb, some of his rivals begin to falter, dropping off the back of the group as Del Toro, not yet 20 years old and still far from reaching his true potential, pushes on with his savage attack.
—Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push on
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Wales have done well under Wilkinson to move away from a hardened reputation as being Fishlock’s team and become more of a sum of their parts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Some changes could be deal breakers for those whose vote is critical to moving the bill over the finish line.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
26 June 2025
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The big exited Barclays Center that night in a walking boot and stayed in New York Friday to undergo further imaging and evaluation while the team traveled to Seattle to begin a four-game roadtrip.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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Rodriguez, 21, has not pitched since exiting a June 8 game with what was termed a biceps issue by the organization.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Macron and Trump exchanged barbs earlier in the week after Trump departed the G7 summit early as the conflict between Iran and Israel mounted.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
20 June 2025
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And even the great man had to battle at times for a dollar before departing to take Ferrari's moola.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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As New York closed in on Tuesday's vote, more investors got nervous as the polls showed Mamdani was leading.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Daniels gets his guy Aiyuk, who's the younger, and potentially better receiver.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The transponders onboard Relay 2 stopped responding to radio signals in June 1967, after which point the satellite went silent—until last June.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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As the story goes, Jackson Pollock stepped onto a canvas in 1947, drizzled some paint here and there, and God reached a bony finger down from the heavens and pressed it upon the scale of art history, tilting it from Europe to the United States.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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The collision happened at about 10:30 a.m. and caused the train to be pushed off the tracks, RT said.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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When that happens, all the high-meadow remnants of the Ice Age will be pushed off the top of the mountain and disappear.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The House of Representatives has passed legislation which its supporters say aims to stop U.S. funds from ending up in the hands of the Taliban, which took control of Afghanistan after the U.S. pulled out of the country in 2021.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Ominously, Iranian officials are already publicly hinting at pulling out of a key treaty – the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT – designed to monitor and prevent the global spread of nuclear weapons.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
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Almost three hours after the vote began, Johnson, Lee, Scott and Lummis walked out of Thune’s office with Vice President Vance and headed to the Senate floor to cast the final votes to advance the bill.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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Hall walks out to applause, welcoming the TamFam, bringing grace and grit to every second of airtime.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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