as in exited
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
The Lexus was pushed off the roadway and rolled into Clear Creek.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
At least eight homes in the town of Kipnuk were pushed off their foundations, and at least four homes in the town of Kwigillingok were inundated by the flooding, according to Alaska State Troopers.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
The Alaska Office of Emergency Management said Sunday evening that at least eight homes were pushed off their foundations.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) confirmed Sunday that eight homes in Kipnuk have been pushed off their foundations, while multiple houses in Kwigillingok have floated to different parts of town or across rivers, with some residents still trapped inside.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
In both France and Russia popular political satire shows with puppets ran afoul of those in power and were pushed off the air.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
For starters, it’s revealed that Glen, the hot ranch hand who Rain accidentally pushed off the balcony and left for dead, somehow survived his long fall to the concrete below.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 20 Sep. 2025
It’s almost pushed off to the side.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
That’s where Cianfrance fell in love with movies, picking at random from VHS dramas that have since been pushed off the shelf by franchise fare.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
At least eight homes in the town of Kipnuk were pushed off their foundations, and at least four homes in the town of Kwigillingok were inundated by the flooding, according to Alaska State Troopers.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
The Alaska Office of Emergency Management said Sunday evening that at least eight homes were pushed off their foundations.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) confirmed Sunday that eight homes in Kipnuk have been pushed off their foundations, while multiple houses in Kwigillingok have floated to different parts of town or across rivers, with some residents still trapped inside.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
In both France and Russia popular political satire shows with puppets ran afoul of those in power and were pushed off the air.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
For starters, it’s revealed that Glen, the hot ranch hand who Rain accidentally pushed off the balcony and left for dead, somehow survived his long fall to the concrete below.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 20 Sep. 2025
It’s almost pushed off to the side.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
That’s where Cianfrance fell in love with movies, picking at random from VHS dramas that have since been pushed off the shelf by franchise fare.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed off
Verb
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Mike Evans and Chris Godwin were inactive, while Emeka Egbuka exited with a hamstring injury and did not return.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Mean Girls star exited the series in 2006, leaving Poehler and the Late Night host with two additional years together before Poehler left in 2008.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The fort once protected Calliaqua Bay, where ships loaded with sugar departed for England during colonial times.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Senate departed for the weekend on Thursday following a 10th failed vote on the clean GOP measure, and the House has been on recess for the past four weeks in a bid to pressure Democrats to accept that bill.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With that goal, Messi moved into first place in the Golden Boot race, one goal ahead of Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC, who is away on national team duty with Gabon.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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During that time, my mother developed dementia and was moved into a senior-care facility.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Still, the district pushed on with assigning Rupert to a different school.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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And this ingredient is the secret to the success of many freelancers, start-up founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders who often felt like giving up and were faced with self-doubt on top of the rejections of others, yet still pushed on.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Dodgers got past the Phillies without their bats ever really coming to life.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Went through the progression as normal and got two negative plays in a row after the screen.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Smith-Schuster tumbled backward to the ground, jumped up and went after Branch.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lamarr said Wilks then pulled out a firearm and struck the off-duty officer with it, an act also captured on camera.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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In do-or-die Game 5, Milwaukee pulled out the victory at home.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Chrome Hearts tour got off to a really strong start in Europe.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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Among the new shows, Little Bear Ridge Road, which marks Scott Rudin’s return to Broadway producing, played its first eight previews last week and got off to somewhat of a slow start with capacity at 83 percent and a tally of $371,635 at the Booth Theatre.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Pushed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20off. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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