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
  • Both teams departed to the capital on Tuesday for Sunday's game at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, home of the record 15-time European champion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Hungary The bomb threats came a day after a Wizz Air flight that departed Luton airport near London was forced to make an emergency landing in Hungary after a bomb threat received while the plane was in the air.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Kon Knueppel exited to the locker room just six minutes into his season debut Wednesday night.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
  • With Hopkins’ appointment, Scott Miller, who previously served as WBD’s president of networks and streaming distribution, exited the company.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • In the aftermath, Blue Origin has moved with uncharacteristic speed to repair its launch pad to get New Glenn flying again, while investing $3 billion in Florida facilities to support a much higher launch cadence.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Kelce also moved past Marvin Harrison and Cris Carter on the all-time receptions list.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 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
  • The company generated $70 billion in free cash flow in the first half of this year, while AMD totaled just over $4 billion and Google parent Alphabet went cash flow negative in the second quarter to fund its buildout.
    — Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Napoli went ahead again in the 83rd minute thanks to a second from McTominay — who also scored twice in Tuesday's 4-3 win over Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 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
  • Bhartia highlighted that foreign investors put in about 570 billion rupees ($6 billion) into Indian equities in September of 2024, and a month later pulled out 940 billion rupees to chase cheaper Chinese stocks.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Despite a tough primary, Ford pulled out the win in the crowded field.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Trail Blazers got off to a hot start in the third quarter with, starting on a 15-0 run, capped off by a 3-point basket by Camara for a 74-64 lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Sowells got off the Gold Line train and approached the two men.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Pushed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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