as in exits
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 pushes on
Interactions may feel emotionally heightened while the Leo moon pushes on Mars.
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Meanwhile, Jimenez pushes on further into the gap behind United’s right side, with Smith Rowe’s positioning on his inside pinning Manuel Ugarte in midfield.
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Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
The group splinters and each one pushes on, praying for another exit.
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Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
In the interim, First Steps’ 111 residents are navigating what has become an active construction site as the project pushes on.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Usa Today,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Meanwhile, Jimenez pushes on further into the gap behind United’s right side, with Smith Rowe’s positioning on his inside pinning Manuel Ugarte in midfield.
—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
The group splinters and each one pushes on, praying for another exit.
—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
In the interim, First Steps’ 111 residents are navigating what has become an active construction site as the project pushes on.
—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushes on
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Within a couple of hours, Wilkins’ replies to the post were flooded with accusations of favoritism, questioning the use of taxpayer funds to book her and mocking her sincerity about being chosen as a performer following high-profile exits from the event.
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Brady, meanwhile, has made the playoffs just twice with Ottawa — first-round exits each of the past two seasons.
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If the plant moves forward to the construction stage, the expenditures will not be recovered through local electric utility customer rates or consumer bills.
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.
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Iran’s team departs for talks as uncertainty grows Negotiations toward a final agreement will begin once key commitments are upheld, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said.
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Xenotransplantation departs from this trajectory by reestablishing animal use as a central and permanent component of medicine.
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How deep that review goes, experts said, will largely depend on what investigators find on the ground.
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McGarry, while supportive of the county's initial steps, remains skeptical that the ordinance goes far enough to protect the most vulnerable residents.
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If the Leafs stay at five or move up, the pick pushes off till 2028.
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The sheer display of athleticism and creativity of a dunk with zero props or especially push-offs will always impress me more than someone who pushes off, even seeing just how ridiculous and difficult that dunk is.
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The Great American State Fair officially gets underway tonight, and people who can’t attend in person may be wondering how to watch the kickoff celebration from home.
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The depth here gets thin quickly after the top four.
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The Ed Sullivan Theater, the crowd is full, the curtain pulls, people are cheering, and David Letterman walks out.
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Trump walks out of interview Trump cut the interview short after the topic turned to California's slow counting of ballots in last week's primary elections, which has delayed final results in the state's governor race and Los Angeles mayoral election, among other contests.
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At a junction where a dirt road peels off the highway near the mining town of Hitsats, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a young man named Filimon Guesh pushed his way to the front of a crowd of protesters.
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For people managing diabetes or tracking metabolic health, a CGM that peels off in the shower, slides loose during a workout or catches on a doorframe means lost data, gaps in glucose readings and an expensive replacement.
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“Pushes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes%20on. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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