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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushed on
  1. exited
  2. departed
  3. moved
  4. pushed off
  5. went
  6. got
  7. pulled out
  8. dug out
Verb
  • To make matters worse, All-Star first baseman Nick Kurtz exited the game with a left forearm contusion after he was hit by a pitch in the first inning.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Fever star center Aliyah Boston exited early with an apparent knee injury after landing awkwardly.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of exited
Verb
  • As expected, a significant chunk of key contributors from that historic 2026 team departed.
    — Hunter DeLauder, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • The newlyweds, meanwhile, bounced over to Italy’s Lake Como and Florence for a mini-moon after everyone had departed.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 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
Verb
  • 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
  • The interesting question is where the departing dollars went, and the answer is visible in an adjacent market.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The district went from one where Republicans have a 30-point advantage to about ten points.
    — Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • But then Lily somehow intuits the core evolutionary idea behind a man competing at naked limbo with a group of monkeys, even though neither Kaylin as explainer nor Zac as performer got what Lisa’s drawing was conveying.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • Something as rudimentary as remembering the play calls as training camp got underway, was also top of mind.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 28 July 2026
Definition of got
Verb
  • Passengers pulled out their phones to record the surprise solo.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • When it was threatened by a winter freeze, Rowlings pulled out all the stops.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 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
Definition of dug out

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“Pushed on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushed%20on. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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