PUSHES ON Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

pushes on

verb

present tense third-person singular of push on

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 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

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The video ends after the man with the knife exits the train and sits on a bench on a platform.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
The Swiss, meanwhile, are still trying to push beyond a familiar ceiling after a string of World Cup exits in the last 16 or earlier.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026