Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of push off in a Sentence
let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
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Your early 70s may be an ideal time to both push off your RMDs and increase your later-in-life income by purchasing a Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract (or QLAC).
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Steve Parrish, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Later he was pushed off the puck on the retrieval leading to Washington gaining possession.
—Omar White, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Employees also de-prioritized things that could be pushed off until mid-January.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
And with some in Congress now suggesting that TikTok might need more time to find a buyer, Trump could find support in trying to push off the ban to a later date.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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Steve Parrish, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Later he was pushed off the puck on the retrieval leading to Washington gaining possession.
—Omar White, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Employees also de-prioritized things that could be pushed off until mid-January.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
And with some in Congress now suggesting that TikTok might need more time to find a buyer, Trump could find support in trying to push off the ban to a later date.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for push off
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20off. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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