pushed off

past tense of push off

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pushed off It was pushed off the 2026 release calendar by the streamer, as Portman could not participate in promotion due to her recent pregnancy, as IndieWire heard from a source. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026 Right after a bow has been put on the situation, and the sea creature has been pushed off, the community discovers more massive chunks of ice that are nesting more violent monsters. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Cristobal also didn’t think watching live that wide receiver Malachi Toney pushed off on his defender in the third quarter for an offensive pass interference call that wiped out a touchdown. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Brunson was pushed off to the side in other sketches, which wouldn’t have been that big of a deal if the sketches themselves had been stronger. — Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026 Waiters circulated with trays of fig-leaf fizzes as the boat pushed off. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 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 Unsurprisingly, stagnation in the market has pushed off those plans for the moment. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed off
Verb
  • Chief of Staff Chasity Dolan and former Chief Human Resources Officer Angela Wood have also departed.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • When Gil Pruitt departed, the island still had more than 700 residents, according to the 1980 census.
    — John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Sweet followed the man into a nearby Shell gas station parking lot, exited his car and approached the suspect.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Especially since the big frame of the show’s director, Robert Falls, had just exited the theater, a flurry visible in the corner of my eye.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • West initially imagined his look through the imagery of the early papacy—particularly the period when the papal court moved from Rome to Avignon.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Two years after their wedding, the pair moved from their Kansas hometown to Nashville so Martina could pursue a music career.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The burden of performance to reach the lunar surface was pushed on to the lunar landers and the companies developing them.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The early fall followed by the early Christmas being pushed on everyone is the fault of those who fall for it.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Quarterback Rocco Becht went 16-for-27 for 240 yards and threw first-half touchdowns to Chase Sowell and Zay Robinson, both of whom were listed as questionable on the pregame injury report but ended up being good to play.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Dons went ahead 21-20 on Sierra Aswad’s back-to-back aces in set three.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • When this 2008 institution from Elmhurst, Queens opened an outpost within Manhattan’s Chelsea Market, even more New Yorkers got access to its exceptional, home-style Thai cooking.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Hurricanes never got closer than six points the rest of the night.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • As holiday season approaches, the TIME team has pulled out a selection of the 10 best outdoors items from the list that would make a perfect gift for the explorers and adventurers in your life.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Somebody pulled out a glazier's knife and, with a soft screeee-pop, cut a wobbly circle out of the correct window.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Huskers got off to a 5-0 start this season for the first time since 2016, then suffered three straight heartbreaking losses by a total of 13 points.
    — Steve Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Saturday morning got off to a chilly start across North Texas, with low temperatures dipping into the 40s for most locations.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Pushed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20off. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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