as in exited
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 pushed on
Retro-futurism surfaced through playful accessories shaped like boomboxes, televisions, and alarm clocks alongside transparent trunks pushed on wheels—each painted with different Parisian cityscapes.
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Mecca Pryor, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Shackled, they were paraded in front of cameras, pushed on to buses, and delivered to CECOT, El Salvador's notorious maximum security prison.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
The third major policy promise Mamdani pushed on the campaign trail was to make the city’s public buses free to ride.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Unlike in previous weeks, Nunes tucked in to form a back three with the ball, while O’Reilly pushed on down the left.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Russia has pushed on with a bloody offensive, while escalating it air attacks on Ukrainian cities, the scale of which are now the biggest of the war to date.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
Once again, the student focused on the curriculum being pushed on future educators, and how that will impact children in the classroom in the not-so-distant future.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
This was an emergence from the turbulence of the 1990s, when Bowie had found himself at odds with a changing industry but pushed on to headline Glastonbury in 2000.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
When did they get pushed on the back burner?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Mecca Pryor, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Shackled, they were paraded in front of cameras, pushed on to buses, and delivered to CECOT, El Salvador's notorious maximum security prison.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
The third major policy promise Mamdani pushed on the campaign trail was to make the city’s public buses free to ride.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Unlike in previous weeks, Nunes tucked in to form a back three with the ball, while O’Reilly pushed on down the left.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Russia has pushed on with a bloody offensive, while escalating it air attacks on Ukrainian cities, the scale of which are now the biggest of the war to date.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
Once again, the student focused on the curriculum being pushed on future educators, and how that will impact children in the classroom in the not-so-distant future.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
This was an emergence from the turbulence of the 1990s, when Bowie had found himself at odds with a changing industry but pushed on to headline Glastonbury in 2000.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
When did they get pushed on the back burner?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed on
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Economists estimate that roughly 300,000 Black women have exited or been excluded from the workforce in 2025, including federal and other public-sector jobs.—
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Authorities said the two people who had exited the home suffered from minor injuries, and one was transported to the hospital.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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But as the Power Station were recording the Living in Fear album, John Taylor departed and Bernard Edwards filled in on bass.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Carney departed before the event.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Jan. 2026
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Since turning pro in 2023, he's moved quickly to 6-0, including a dominant stoppage of Hironori Mishiro in June 2025.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Late last year, the city officials moved forward with their plan to sell the Bell Mobile and Florence Village Mobile Home Parks, which housed about 300 families.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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Her appearance largely went unexplained, provoking outrage from Democrats.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Well up for the fight in front of their boisterous fans at the Estadio da Luz, however, Benfica went ahead 3-1 before half time and secured a heroic 4-2 win, plus qualification to the knockout phase playoff on goal difference, thanks to goalkeeper Anatoli Trubin’s 98th minute header.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles Police Department could not immediately provide details of his arrest, but NBC4 reported that Sutherland allegedly got into an altercation with a ride-hailing driver, and was booked on suspicion of criminal threats.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The whole experience somehow got even more embarrassing when a group of women at the restaurant approached him afterwards.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Maloney allegedly told Bocaya he had been harassed by police, then pulled out a knife with a 4-inch blade and repeatedly stabbed the off-duty officer in the neck and upper torso, prosecutors said.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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But as the Power Station were about to launch their tour later that year, Palmer surprisingly pulled out and was replaced by actor-singer Michael Des Barres, formerly of the band Detective.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Though frozen water lines can occur in older hydrants during cold snaps, most hydrants remain operable, and having a path and a 3-foot ring dug out around them can be a big help for first responders.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Chinese astronauts dug out tasty treats for the mid-autumn festival, which is a harvest event held every year between mid-September and early October.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Pushed on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20on. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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