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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Verb

Last year, Earle abruptly exited Unwell, Cooper’s media network, after only two years with the company.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
Kendall exited the program the following year; Pinfield took over in 1995.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of exited

Verb

The vessels reportedly departed from Myanmar’s western Rakhine State in late June and were carrying mostly Rohingya passengers, according to a joint statement from the International Organization for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency Thursday.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Historic words from mission to the moon On July 16, the astronauts had departed the Kennedy Space Center in a historic and globally watched mission to land a human on the moon for the first time.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Definition of departed

Verb

Salvador Perez hit a homer off Padres reliever Matt Waldron, a two-run shot that moved the Royals captain slightly closer to the club’s all-time record.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2026
Trump then took the microphone and moved the conversation onto Balogun’s red card.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 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
Unsurprisingly, stagnation in the market has pushed off those plans for the moment.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 15 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

And although some of the signs are there — prices are rising by the double digits and some insurers have pulled out of the ACA — the good news is there hasn’t been a total rush for the exits.

— Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Both men then pulled out guns and shot each other, police said.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Definition of pulled out

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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