as in departed
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 pushed 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.
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Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 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
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
Student reporters at PantherNOW, FIU’s student newspaper, have reported that as space is prioritized for freshmen and parts of University Apartments are prepared for demolition, more upperclassmen are being pushed off campus.
—Johane Saintil, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 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
The player most likely pushed off the roster with Monday’s signing would appear to be Luis Matos, who will be out of options this spring and cannot be sent to Triple-A Sacramento before passing through waivers.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 26 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
If anything, receiver Christian Kirk pushed off.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 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
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
Student reporters at PantherNOW, FIU’s student newspaper, have reported that as space is prioritized for freshmen and parts of University Apartments are prepared for demolition, more upperclassmen are being pushed off campus.
—Johane Saintil, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 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
The player most likely pushed off the roster with Monday’s signing would appear to be Luis Matos, who will be out of options this spring and cannot be sent to Triple-A Sacramento before passing through waivers.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 26 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
If anything, receiver Christian Kirk pushed off.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed off
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But more than a dozen Chicago players and prospects departed camp this week to participate in the World Baseball Classic.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Shi previously directed Turning Red and took over the co-directorial reins of Elio after original director Adrian Molina departed the project.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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After being evaluated on the bench by members of the Celtics’ training staff, Vucevic exited toward the locker room.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Club also sold some BlackRock on Monday and then exited the financial name entirely a day later as private credit fears became too much of a distraction .—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
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Informal currency exchange houses have also moved funds across borders outside the reach of conventional banking oversight.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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In mid-2025, Urquhart and Kelley moved their deal from Amazon’s Wondery to SiriusXM.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Still, the foundation pushed on.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Henley adds that the album wasn't really their idea; it was basically pushed on them by the record company.—
Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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With Powell missing his third straight game because of a strained right groin, the Heat went with the starting lineup of Davion Mitchell, Herro, Pelle Larsson, Andrew Wiggins and Adebayo for the third consecutive game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The video immediately went viral, with many questioning why the city shut down what appeared to be a calm event.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Bulls got within 10 again on a couple of occasions in the fourth quarter, but each time the Kings came up with big baskets to stem the tide and secure the victory.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Phillip Danault got a lukewarm reception during his first game in Los Angeles since the Kings traded him back to Montreal in December.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Last week, Anthropic pulled out of a pending agreement with the Defense Department over stated concerns about how its technologies could be used for autonomous warfare and mass domestic surveillance.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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However, Liu has also pulled out of the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czech Republic.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Last year the buds got off to a late start as well, also reaching Stage 1 on March 11.—
Jason Samenow,
Washington Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Colony got off to a slow start with some ball-security issues mostly due to Birmingham junior Christian Graham.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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