PUSHED ON Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

pushed on

verb

past tense of push on

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 Even with the backlash, leadership pushed on. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 This career path isn’t something that was pushed on her. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 The agreement, which was pushed on the Israeli government by the United States, involved a step-by-step process that would eventually lead to the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstruction of Gaza. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 May 2026 One person was being pushed on a gurney while a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue helicopter landed in the area to help, according to the post. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026 After an Orlando shot rang off the post, Washington pushed on the counter. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026 Advertisement The former counterterrorism director’s assertion that Iran posed no imminent threat was a key point pushed on Gabbard during a separate Senate hearing Wednesday. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 19 Mar. 2026 Still, the foundation pushed on. — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026 Henley adds that the album wasn't really their idea; it was basically pushed on them by the record company. — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026

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After Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin replaced both Roberson and Luckett in 2000, Franklin exited after a few months and the girl group became a trio — dropping their third album, Survivor the following year.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
They were dealt another blow Tuesday evening when right-fielder Jac Caglianone exited with right-shoulder soreness before the sixth inning of a home game against the San Francisco Giants.

— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of exited

Verb

Dobrev departed after the show’s sixth season in 2015, but returned for the finale.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Caviar, Vintage Cuvees, and Tableside Rituals For Royal Ascot, Brown’s built the experience around breakfast, elevating the first meal of the day into an indulgent affair before guests departed for the racecourse.

— Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of departed

Verb

Johnson was born in southern California and grew up in Omaha after her family moved there.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
The charge, which has since been dropped, was related to a dispute Dillon had with her former neighbors who had since moved and did not pursue the case, her lawsuit said.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of moved

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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
Investigators say Collins and Tocci had been drinking with a group of friends before the two climbed into a canoe and pushed off onto Lake Hayward in East Haddam the night of March 21.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of pushed off

Verb

Robbie Williams was not using cocaine during the World Cup final on Sunday, after a video went viral of a white object falling from his mouth onto a microphone during an interview.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Michelle Obama recently wore a similar pale blue polish, Emily Blunt went lavender, and Taylor Swift got a jumpstart on the season in an equally chilly millennial mint shade.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 20 July 2026

Definition of went

Verb

Iran got 70 million barrels of oil out of the strait in the weeks following its memorandum of understanding with the United States.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Daniel isn’t this devil’s only minion; Armand’s got an Illumination movie’s worth of cronies doing his bidding.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Definition of got

Verb

Losing to the Phillies, who’ve dug out of a poor start, matters more than losing to the Dodgers.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Botswana has unearthed all of the world’s largest rough diamonds over the last decade, including a 2,492-carat stone discovered last year that was the second-biggest diamond ever dug out of a mine and the biggest in more than a century.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026

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