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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved (off)
  1. departed
  2. exited
  3. moved
  4. got
  5. got off
  6. pulled out
  7. cut out
  8. pushed off
Verb
  • After his namesake business went into administration in May 2024 and Leane departed that August, the designer took time to recalibrate.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Craig Mulholland, the head of development and talent management, departed at the end of the season to take on a new role as chief football officer at the Scottish FA.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of departed
Verb
  • Janai Norman exited the program in April after her contract was not renewed.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Martin Herlihy, who previously appeared on-screen for four seasons as a member of Please Don’t Destroy and worked in the writers room on Season 51, has also exited the show.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of exited
Verb
  • Michigan was 80 yards from the end zone with 10 seconds remaining and hadn’t moved the ball at all since its first drive.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Had moved from my very small town in northern Va to the big city of Richmond to begin my new career as a management trainee with a local bank at the princely sum of $11,000 per year at age 22.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of moved
Verb
  • The rationale being that Frank Lampard got his tactics spot on at the Etihad and on another day – a day when Coventry were more decisive in front of goal – their head coach would have been celebrating an unlikely result.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Niners left California last Wednesday, arrived in Australia on Friday and were set for their first practice of game week on Monday at AAMI Park in Melbourne feeling mostly refreshed after players got a day to explore the city.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of got
Verb
  • There will be much tougher tests ahead for the Gophers, but every unit got off to a crisp start.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Trout got off the call, looked up Kroenke and has not stopped smiling since.
    — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of got off
Verb
  • After nearly two centuries, the bells stopped and Patrol trucks pulled out of their firehouses for the last time.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Last week, the Bulldogs pulled out an overtime win against South Sumter.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulled out
Verb
  • Dabo has also missed on a bunch of key hires and new OC Chad Morris really has his work cut out for him.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Indeed, as a company that caters to the most-fickle and fastest-moving customers that retailers have ever seen, Journeys has its work cut out for it.
    — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • 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
  • When rates increase or stay elevated, life events, like home purchases or renovations, that drive the bulk of Home Depot's business get pushed off, if not canceled altogether.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of pushed off
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