SHOVED (OFF) Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

shoved (off)

verb

past tense of shove (off)

as in departed

to leave a place often for another time to shove off for home

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McGregor and Strickland departed Oban, Scotland, at the end of August and are set to arrive in Brazil later this fall.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
The milestone journey, which departed California on September 7, 2026, and arrived in North Carolina on September 14 before being officially announced on September 18, was far more than a technical showcase.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of departed

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Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell, who exited his start last week with left groin tightness, threw a bullpen on Tuesday.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
One of the bullets exited her head before reentering her left arm near the elbow, where it was recovered during the autopsy.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of exited

Verb

And in the subadult part of the bracket, Bear #89 (Backpack) and Brady Bunch member 620 each moved onto the next round.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
But Booker, according to Mills, brought Blumenthal—Connecticut’s other senator—into the effort and ultimately moved forward with a bill, against Murphy’s wishes.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of moved

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His season got off to a rough start, with the QB entering the NFL’s concussion protocol following a hit during Minnesota’s opening game against the Packers.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
There will be early disappointments, like the rough start the Dolphins (0-2) got off to in road losses to the Las Vegas Raiders and San Francisco 49ers.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of got off

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Another man intervened, and the two men began fighting, pulled out handguns and began firing, according to information from police.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Last week, The Chronicle of Higher Education published an interview with a Hemings descendant who pulled out of the study.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulled out

Verb

But the management team will have their work cut out over the next few years to ensure that the kingdom’s sci-fi vehicles will hit the roads, at scale.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Surgery a few days later cut out 90% of the tumor, but brain cancers are almost impossible to remove entirely, because of the delicacy of the tissue they're embedded in, Schulte said.

— Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cut out

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Waiters circulated with trays of fig-leaf fizzes as the boat pushed off.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
In April, Williams hammered out a two-year extension that pushed off retirement talk and let the 49ers focus elsewhere in the draft instead of splurging on a replacement.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

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