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 off
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of push on in a Sentence
the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
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And with all the devastating events that are happening in this world today, perhaps this song is the perfect reminder for everyone to keep pushing on.
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Now that Republicans have full control, a partisan push on controversial policies like Medicaid cuts or rolling back the IRA drug pricing provisions could impede bipartisan cooperation on any health care issues.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
In an interview with Greg Gutfeld on Fox News in October, Kennedy suggested weight loss drugs were being pushed on to gullible Americans by foreign pharmaceutical companies that wouldn’t even market the drugs in their home countries.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
Dad Tiger then walked over, opened his arms for a big hug and gave Charlie a playful push on the course.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Now that Republicans have full control, a partisan push on controversial policies like Medicaid cuts or rolling back the IRA drug pricing provisions could impede bipartisan cooperation on any health care issues.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
In an interview with Greg Gutfeld on Fox News in October, Kennedy suggested weight loss drugs were being pushed on to gullible Americans by foreign pharmaceutical companies that wouldn’t even market the drugs in their home countries.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
Dad Tiger then walked over, opened his arms for a big hug and gave Charlie a playful push on the course.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20on. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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