pushed off

past tense of push off

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Recent Examples of pushed off In April, Williams hammered out a two-year extension that pushed off retirement talk and let the 49ers focus elsewhere in the draft instead of splurging on a replacement. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 When rates increase or stay elevated, life events, like home purchases or renovations, that drive the bulk of Home Depot's business get pushed off, if not canceled altogether. Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 July 2026 Investigators say Collins and Tocci had been drinking with a group of friends before the two climbed into a canoe and pushed off onto Lake Hayward in East Haddam the night of March 21. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 Unsurprisingly, stagnation in the market has pushed off those plans for the moment. Adam Ismail, The Drive, 15 July 2026 And now, after Baldwin’s ascendence drove the team to cut ties with a long-time veteran, the team has gotten an update on the former player after he was pushed off of his newest roster as well. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Talks on Iran’s nuclear ambitions would be pushed off into the future. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Delegates pushed off a final say on a policy that would ban enforcement activity on county property and the sharing of personal information, while establishing a basis on how county employees cooperate with authorities. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026 If the nuclear decisions get pushed off, but the Strait of Hormuz does get reopened more quickly, is that a win for American taxpayers? CBS News, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed off
Verb
  • Iranian officials were still making requests the day the flight departed, although one official wrote that those requests were denied.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Now Manchester City will have to replace him, as well as Guardiola who departed at the end of last season.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Smaller events might use them to attract star names who have exited a bigger tournament early and need some match reps.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Athletics left-hander Brady Basso exited the game after just one out in the third inning.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Lala moved south of the Big Island on Sunday as a Category 1 hurricane, damaging or destroying more than 100 homes and cutting off some communities, according to the governor.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • When Airbnb moved an earlier cohort of hosts to the new structure last year, about 30% raised prices enough to fully offset the higher fee and another 30% partially offset it, according to an analysis by short-term rental data firm AirDNA.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When head coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers, O’Neil’s team pressed higher and his wing-backs pushed on, leaning on the talents of a fluid front three in transition.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Nick Reiner‘s attorney pushed on Monday for speedy access to trust funds to pay for his criminal defense in the killings of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • With the patchwork lineup, the Giants had 10 hits and went an impressive 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position to help snap a four-game losing streak.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Atlanta Braves also activated a deal with Kalshi without a formal announcement around the start of August that went unnoticed by news media.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One tenant said an officer got inside through a window and found the body.
    Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • So a lot of that stuff got removed from the film, and the movie got better for it.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The 24-year-old Italian pulled out of this week’s Cincinnati Open with the same issue, and has been undergoing medical tests in Milan and Turin throughout August to assess its severity.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Defender Maxwell Woledzi scored two minutes into second-half stoppage time and MLS-leading Nashville SC pulled out a 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Inter got off to a great start when a fierce long-range shot from Hakan Çalhanoğlu gave it the lead in the sixth minute.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In an exclusive interview with The Drive, Honda’s Watanabe went into great detail about the team’s timeline since the automaker’s return to F1 was confirmed three years ago, and how and why things got off to a difficult start almost immediately.
    Jerry Perez, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026

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