pushing off

present participle of push off

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pushing off Postgame, referee Craig Wrolstad reiterated that players aren’t able to propel themselves by pushing off to block a kick. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025 Despite the threat of strong waves along the East Coast, a cold front pushing off of America's coast is expected to keep Erin out to sea and will also bring below-average temperatures to the Northeast next week. Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2025 As that magnet rotates, the filament likewise wiggles back and forth, making its way through the urinary tract by pushing off against its inner walls. New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushing off
Verb
  • Over half a dozen missions have contributed to how astronomers understand the heliosphere, and two enduring spacecraft, the Voyager probes, have collected key data after exiting the heliosphere to explore interstellar space.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Outside of penning her first memoir, Rinna has kept busy since exiting RHOBH in January 2023.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Collins Aerospace, which provides check-in and boarding systems for several airlines across multiple airports globally, is experiencing a technical issue that may cause delays for departing passengers.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
  • According to the flight-tracking platform, all arriving flights were assigned to Runway 04L that night, but the Nouvelair flight made its first approach at Runway 04R, which was only being used for departing flights.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Former Arkansas head coach and current offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino will reportedly become the interim head coach at Arkansas moving forward, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Arsenal have been so used to Saka coming inside onto his left foot, so to have a player who is equally capable of driving down the outside and running along the byline is a new threat.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
  • And don’t forget to the cast of Baywatch running along Santa Monica Beach.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After the attack in Doha, Qatar reportedly asked the UAE and Bahrain to close their embassies in Israel—a step that would mean pulling out of the agreement—but both countries have ignored that request.
    Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Within minutes of pulling out of the neighborhood, motion alerts pinged her phone.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At its best, Notre Dame has played with an edge Freeman created by going for it on fourth down, sending blitzes with little coverage, calling fake punts.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • After going public together on social media, the pair have elicited strong reactions from people in their comments — some appalled by their age gap and others who quickly jump to their defense.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The ship was on deployment from May to August, then spent time in Pearl Harbor before pushing on to San Diego.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Soon after the officer began pushing on Addy’s stomach, the toy dislodged.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At least that part of it, just simply by walking out the back door and going to see somebody.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
  • To avoid this – and any costly repairs or replacements–be sure they are unplugged before walking out the door.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Pushing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushing%20off. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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