shove (off)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shove (off)
Verb
  • If there is a moment to be seized, it only can be seized by a mix superior to what exited amid embarrassment last month.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
  • Kerry Dryburgh, Chief Human Resource Officer of bp, offered a powerful example of this during our CHRO panel, reflecting on the company’s decision to exit Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
    Eric Mosley, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • If the execution moves forward this time, Smith will be the first inmate executed in Tennessee since 2020 and the 19th in the U.S. this year.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • The 26-year-old England full-back will depart Anfield after nine years with the first team that brought 352 appearances, 23 goals, 86 assists and eight domestic, European and world trophies.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • After the ceremony ended, Trump quickly departed to play a round of golf.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Verb
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    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025
  • Shares of the company got a little boost from the interest signaled by the poison pill and gained 3.2 percent to $23.51 in premarket trading on Tuesday.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • Since the video of their antics went viral, TikTok users can't get enough of their unconventional friendship.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • So now the mystery of high U.S. interest rates makes sense: keep the dollar strong to keep the confetti going and the runaway government spending funded.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Last week, novelist Salman Rushdie pulled out of commencement at Claremont McKenna College in California following backlash from the Claremont College Muslim Student Association over his criticism of pro-Palestinian protests.
    Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • Famine was declared in the camp in August after RSF attacks forced the United Nations and aid groups to pull out of Zamzam.
    Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Mazzone Singh peeling off the Medicube Collagen Night Wrapping Mask Dianna Mazzone Singh Best Hair-Care Deals As the summer heat cometh, your hair starts demanding a little more attention.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 8 May 2025
  • Israel’s successful regional military campaign also means the United States can peel off old Iranian surrogates like Lebanon and Syria.
    A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Prosper got off to a quick start and never let the Indians in the game as the Eagles took Game 3 and the series from Keller 7-0 on Saturday, May 24, at Dallas Jesuit High School.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025
  • When Snow tried to ask questions, the woman would deflect or try to get off the phone quickly.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 25 May 2025
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“Shove (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shove%20%28off%29. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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