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
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.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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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Yet even as deal activity and exits start to increase, fundraising from institutional investors continues to fall due to a lack of distributions and poor performance in many funds.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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As the former Prince Andrew exits his royal residence, Queen Elizabeth II's beloved corgis will still have a home.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The four-meter-wide telescope can detect faint shifts in light that reveal how plasma moves through the corona, allowing scientists to see the sun in unprecedented detail.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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As such, this is a program that will be very interesting to see develop over the coming years and one that the Russian Navy's key adversaries will be watching very closely, as this weapon moves toward operational capability.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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As Kennedy departs, FN’s 2025 Company of the Year has appointed Justin Cupps as president of Wolverine Worldwide’s Work Group.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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As Lorenzen departs, the Royals will reshape their starting rotation.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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And Biltmore Estate goes above and beyond on the festive front.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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The first shift after all the previous staff shakeups goes surprisingly well.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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So who gets the political heat, so to speak, for the cost of electricity?—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The menu gets creative with dishes like Thai shrimp curry with plantains, but the star remains its signature bobó de lagosta, a rich lobster stew and northeastern classic.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Readers meet Anne, who walks out of Eden not out of rebellion but love.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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My son, every morning, walks out with an Inter Miami Messi jersey, 8 years old, and he’s obsessed with him.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Universal opted to spend several scenes with the paranormal investigator whose face peels off in the bathroom mirror — a minor character in the story with a high gore factor.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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After doing a little magic, Kufrin reaches into the cauldron and pulls out a series of sonogram images.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Personally, the scene where Mansu pulls out his tooth felt less like resignation and more like a strange liberation.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Pushes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes%20on. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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