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
Executives expect deals to pick up in 2026, with a strong pipeline and corporate clients who pushed off activity coming back to the market.
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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
If anything, receiver Christian Kirk pushed off.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
But the price tag will rise by another $10 billion, the completion date will be pushed off to 2050, and people will begin to fondly reminisce about how competently the Big Dig project was run.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
But that upgrade has been pushed off until next year, and Apple’s other AI updates for iPhones, Macs and iPads have been minimal this year.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
Primus was pushed off the STB shortly after Union Pacific proposed its $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern railroad, a massive deal the five-member board will consider approving over the next year or two.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
Wearing homemade life jackets, and using plywood paddles, the prisoners pushed off into the San Francisco Bay.
—Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
The phase of the current bull market that pushed off the blocks six months ago is proving elite at refreshing itself with the briefest of respites before continuing forward to the next mile marker.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
When Ashton reacted terribly, well, he got pushed off that cliff.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
If anything, receiver Christian Kirk pushed off.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
But the price tag will rise by another $10 billion, the completion date will be pushed off to 2050, and people will begin to fondly reminisce about how competently the Big Dig project was run.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
But that upgrade has been pushed off until next year, and Apple’s other AI updates for iPhones, Macs and iPads have been minimal this year.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
Primus was pushed off the STB shortly after Union Pacific proposed its $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern railroad, a massive deal the five-member board will consider approving over the next year or two.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
Wearing homemade life jackets, and using plywood paddles, the prisoners pushed off into the San Francisco Bay.
—Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
The phase of the current bull market that pushed off the blocks six months ago is proving elite at refreshing itself with the briefest of respites before continuing forward to the next mile marker.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
When Ashton reacted terribly, well, he got pushed off that cliff.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed off
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Once the clock struck zero and quarterback Jordan Love’s final prayer fell unanswered in the end zone, Policy swiftly departed without much expression.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Now, New England is once again atop the AFC East, their first division victory since Tom Brady departed Boston.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Kinnear exited Talk Soup for his own late-night talk show, NBC's Later with Greg Kinnear.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Reuters reported that talks began late last year after Banijay, which is listed in Amsterdam, exited the chase for ITV Studios, the production arm of UK broadcaster ITV.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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In an interview with KSL in May 2025, Sha compared learning Braille to learning English when his family moved from Myanmar to the United States.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Engineers carried out multiple trajectory adjustments as the spacecraft moved farther from Earth.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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Danila Yurov scored for Minnesota in the second period, as the Wild went without a regulation win on their three-game homestand, and are now 1-3-2 in their last half-dozen.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Jan. 2026
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Boston got points on two of its first three possessions of the game — a pair of rare two-point makes by Hauser, who takes 90% of his shots from 3-point range — then went cold for nearly five straight minutes.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 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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The suspect started to run away, then pulled out a gun and fired at the homeowner before continuing to flee, police said.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Pullouts feature an actual mattress that’s, well, pulled out from the sofa in some way.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Red Storm got off to a red-hot start, scoring on their first five possessions — including a pair of Sellers 3-pointers — to jump out to a 12-2 lead.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Ross vowed to do things differently, and got off to a solid start by firing coach Mike McDaniel last week and hiring Jon-Eric Sullivan as the team’s general manager.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Pushed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20off. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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