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shove (off)

verb

Definition of shove (off)next
as in to move
to leave a place often for another time to shove off for home

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shove (off)
  1. move
  2. exit
  3. depart
  4. get
  5. go
  6. pull out
  7. peel off
  8. get off
Verb
  • Flow batteries support longer storage The feasibility study will provide an initial assessment of how the technology could move toward commercial applications.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Ask how much is involved, when money will move, and what each person is expected to contribute.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • Sánchez allowed two runs in the sixth inning of Game 1 of the 2025 NLDS but still exited with a lead.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Reign goalkeeper Claudia Dickey made six saves before exiting the match following a collision with Wave forward Ludmila.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of exit
Verb
  • On this spring day, international peacekeeping forces have just departed the city and Ari’s roommate Gloria takes her to Kareem’s party to celebrate the end of the citywide curfew.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The four-day Islay & the Whisky Coast tour departs from Edinburgh and includes transportation, ferry crossings, entrance fees, and three nights in Bowmore (some distillery tours and tastings are available for an additional fee).
    — Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Turek is garnering 46% of the vote to Hinson’s 42%, while Libertarian candidate Thomas Laehn is getting 6%, and 6% of voters are undecided, according to the survey from Global Strategy Group conducted for Turek’s campaign.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • However, when the UK is involved, things get more complicated.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • Slavia Prague The Czech champions briefly threatened an upset against Barcelona in the league phase last season, going ahead in sub-zero temperatures in Prague before the Catalan side turned up the heat to win 4-2.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Okamoto went 4 for 5 with a double and broke a 3-all tie in the seventh with an RBI single.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • The kind of weird minutiae that only nerds pull out of old archives.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Incumbent presidents’ parties usually lose ground in the midterms, but Trump has pulled out the stops to try to keep that from happening this time.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of pull out
Verb
  • For months, boisterous fellows at Angels Stadium peeled off their shirts and begged Moreno to sell.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • After washing and peeling off the onion’s papery outer skin, place it on its side on a cutting board.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • Vancouver, for all its celebrity hangouts and major studio and streamer film shoots, is also home to a grimy downtown eastside neighborhood where getting off addictions and out of homelessness for many remains a constant struggle.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Indianapolis quarterback Daniel Jones got off to a near-perfect start in his return from a torn Achilles, marching the Colts down the field for an opening-drive touchdown.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of get off
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“Shove (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove%20%28off%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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