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
Still, the district pushed on with assigning Rupert to a different school.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
And this ingredient is the secret to the success of many freelancers, start-up founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders who often felt like giving up and were faced with self-doubt on top of the rejections of others, yet still pushed on.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This design reduces the surface area of the blade being pushed on by the wind, minimizing stress on the structure while still capturing enough force to generate electricity.
—You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
And this ingredient is the secret to the success of many freelancers, start-up founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders who often felt like giving up and were faced with self-doubt on top of the rejections of others, yet still pushed on.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This design reduces the surface area of the blade being pushed on by the wind, minimizing stress on the structure while still capturing enough force to generate electricity.
—You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed on
Verb
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Star wide receiver Malik Nabers exited Sunday’s win with what is believed to be a torn ACL, per The Athletic’s Jeff Howe, putting a damper on the day’s excitement.—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Star cornerback Jalen Ramsey exited the game with what appears to be a significant hamstring injury.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Palladinos departed after Season 6 due to contract disputes with WB, and David Rosenthal stepped in as showrunner and head writer.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Gehlfuss, who was with the show since its inception, departed in Season 8.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Four-time league MVP A’ja Wilson had 28 points and 14 rebounds as the Aces moved ahead 2-0 in the first best-of-7 finals in league history.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of this school year, MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius moved some central office staff to classroom teaching positions to fill vacant roles.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In both France and Russia popular political satire shows with puppets ran afoul of those in power and were pushed off the air.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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If Troy Franklin hadn’t pushed off and dropped a wide-open end-zone slant from Nix in the fourth quarter, the quarterback’s day against the Chargers (14 of 25, 153 yards, a touchdown, no interceptions) looks completely different.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In their second drive against the Broncos, the Eagles went no-huddle on a season-high seven straight plays.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Olson went four innings, scattering five hits and allowed just one run.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The shows have been sold out since tickets went on sale in August, and while 30,000 lucky fans for both nights got their hands on tickets, thousands more were left on the outside looking in.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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The bestselling mule also got some colorful updates in polished patent.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Utah Senator Mike Lee was scheduled to attend, but pulled out due to the government shutdown.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The swimmer, who was accompanied by a crew, was pulled out of the water and attended to on their boat before authorities arrived, per KTLA.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Adult female flies can lay up to 400 eggs at a time, and each larva in a human patient has to be physically dug out from infected flesh.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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Over 70 tonnes has been dug out of the space, and the house needs to be property underpinned.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Pushed on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20on. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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