PUSHED OFF Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

pushed off

verb

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past tense of push off

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. —

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

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The protests come after a group departed from Miami International Airport carrying supplies to Cuba, where citizens face dire conditions.

— Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
The Bulldogs have played for two national championships and gone 56-6 in the West Coast Conference tournament in the 27 years since Few was tapped to become the head coach after Monson departed for a job in a bigger conference.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026