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
The Raptors pushed off with aplomb Tuesday.
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
After the crash, the Honda was pushed off the freeway lanes and stopped on the shoulder.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Locals, fired up by rumors that such a redesignation could lead to unwelcome tourism, development, or even them being pushed off their land, packed a town hall meeting.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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
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
Eric Koreen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
After the crash, the Honda was pushed off the freeway lanes and stopped on the shoulder.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Locals, fired up by rumors that such a redesignation could lead to unwelcome tourism, development, or even them being pushed off their land, packed a town hall meeting.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed off
Verb
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On Friday, Vice President JD Vance departed for Pakistan to continue peace talks in the hopes of permanently ending the war.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Before his appointment at Juventus, Spalletti had departed the Italy national team head coach role in the summer of 2025.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Estrada-Vicente, who was driving the vehicle, allegedly fled through the parking lot and exited the Home Depot plaza the wrong way via the one-way entrance to the plaza, nearly striking other cars attempting to pull into the lot, according to police.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña exited in the fourth because of right posterior knee tightness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cameras moved to the back of the room Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander noted that nearly all of the clips shown by the defense as examples of media sensationalism did not include material from the courtroom livestream.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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When Manning began teaching in the early 1990s, communication between teachers and parents moved at a slower, more deliberate pace.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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Advertisement The former counterterrorism director’s assertion that Iran posed no imminent threat was a key point pushed on Gabbard during a separate Senate hearing Wednesday.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pereira went 2-for-3 with a walk in the game.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Brent Suter opened the game and went two-plus innings.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, the appeal that got the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic onto the award ballots might earn him All-NBA, but did not lead to him getting his first MVP award.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Excited, yet anxious, over the prospect of reconnecting with the man that got away, the pair fortifies themselves with cocktails and bubbly during a boozy dinner.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Major bands including Dropkick Murphys pulled out, leading Collins to cancel all 2026 Punk in the Park dates after the donation was discovered.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tasks like work extraction are part of a larger framework known as resource distillation, where useful properties are pulled out of imperfect systems.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But Republicans got off the mat quickly, forming Virginians for Fair Maps to battle the other team’s Virginians for Fair Elections.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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His 2026 debut got off a rocky start when Marte hit the first pitch of the game over the right-field wall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Pushed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20off. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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