pushes off

verb

present tense third-person singular of push off
as in exits
to leave a place often for another let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush

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Recent Examples of pushes off If the Leafs stay at five or move up, the pick pushes off till 2028. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 May 2026 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. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushes off
  1. exits
  2. moves
  3. departs
  4. goes
  5. pushes on
  6. goes off
  7. gets
  8. takes off
Verb
  • There have been a lot of ins and outs in the transfer market, with the two biggest exits those of Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski up front.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Jesse Whittock back with you on the international film and TV news train, as the industry exits its quiet summer period and heads for festival season.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of exits
Verb
  • Trainers then lead participants in a 45-minute full-body workout before the class moves into another room fashioned as a recovery space with art and quiet music.
    — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Interestingly, the researchers also found that the three-dimensional arrangement or atomic orientation of the material could create different ray patterns, giving us more control over how heat moves through the material.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of moves
Verb
  • The trail departs from Scorpion Harbor on Santa Cruz Island and climbs about 800 feet in total, providing panoramic vistas of the Pacific along the way.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Still, United might supplement that area of the team if Zirkzee departs.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of departs
Verb
  • Driving Experience The windscreen is brief to say the least, but airflow goes right over your head.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The movie goes big on the ‘80s tropes for laughs, including over-the-top costumes and era-specific references, but the love story at its heart is timeless.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of goes
Verb
  • The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine -- European leaders joined President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday for official celebrations marking Ukraine’s Independence Day as Russia pushes on with its 4-year-old invasion of the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Interactions may feel emotionally heightened while the Leo moon pushes on Mars.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Definition of pushes on
Verb
  • During their wedding, Ann goes off script and expresses her reservations — even as John tries to reassure her.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • When Rhaenyra seems less than enthusiastic about helping him, Baela really goes off on her.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of goes off
Verb
  • Some recalls, Eskin said, are made after companies’ routine testing catches a pathogen before anyone gets sick, while others involve outbreaks that are already underway and vary widely in size and severity.
    — Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • All cabins come with a firepit equipped with a grill grate and a picnic table, while upgrading to an outdoor suite gets you a tarp for shade lined with string lights and an extremely comfortable hammock.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of gets
Verb
  • Then Bill Eppridge, the photographer, went up, pointed to me, went into the plane, the door closed, and takes off into the night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • When a target passes, the drone takes off, pursues the vehicle, and strikes it with its onboard munition.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of takes off

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“Pushes off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes%20off. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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