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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By midday Wednesday, the last remaining precipitation was falling across the Outer Banks and was expected to wind down as the storm pushes off the East Coast.
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Judson Jones, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
With Trump's election came the potential for huge shifts in policy that risk making price pressures more persistent, pushing off plans to cut rates further.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
If swimming will be your primary use case, the HRM-Swim is going to be the better buy, though, as its non-slip construction may help when pushing off from the poolside.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Before Thatcher Demko could push off the strongside post, Geekie one-timed the puck home to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Judson Jones, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
With Trump's election came the potential for huge shifts in policy that risk making price pressures more persistent, pushing off plans to cut rates further.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
If swimming will be your primary use case, the HRM-Swim is going to be the better buy, though, as its non-slip construction may help when pushing off from the poolside.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Before Thatcher Demko could push off the strongside post, Geekie one-timed the puck home to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20off. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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