as in to move
to leave a place often for another
the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
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Recent Examples of push on
Now, if there is a force pushing on an object, that object will accelerate—meaning its velocity will change.
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024
Donald Trump and his supporters are not entirely wrong that Harris was not pushed on some areas of vulnerability during the debate.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
Against this backdrop, some filmmakers are attempting to push on with their projects.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Needs and stakeholder goals can change quickly, and the team might need to push on, even if the road ahead looks rocky.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024
Donald Trump and his supporters are not entirely wrong that Harris was not pushed on some areas of vulnerability during the debate.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
Against this backdrop, some filmmakers are attempting to push on with their projects.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Needs and stakeholder goals can change quickly, and the team might need to push on, even if the road ahead looks rocky.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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If the company does not adhere to the agreement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office can move forward with the case.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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According to the article, published in 2016, Lo moved into the New York Edition hotel, in the Gramercy area, then racked up a $13,000 tab and refused to leave for nearly two months.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Biden’s refusal to exit the 2024 presidential race after a disastrous initial debate performance in June kicked off a whirlwind season that gave rise to Harris.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Harris executed an accelerated campaign after ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket over the summer after President Biden exited the race.Erin Doherty, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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She was originally set to leave the role this December, but will now depart on March 31, about a month before Abrams takes the reins.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Domestic travelers should allow at least two hours before their flight is scheduled to depart.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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What typical purchases will likely get pricier during the next Trump era?Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Fire Chief Brian O’Neill credited the workers with their emergency response to get most people out.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Tough way for the drive to end for Philly, which opted to kick a short field goal instead of going for the tie.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Filippone recently sold a condo whose agent went into contract, then didn’t send in his client’s application.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Despite the DreamCloud’s multiple rows of thicker coils around its edge, our testers found that the mattress offers just average edge support, which might not cut it for people with mobility issues who need a firm surface to push off of when getting out of bed.Renee Cherry, SELF, 26 Oct. 2024
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For the farmers and villagers being pushed off their land, or having their water resources privatized, the development rush converged with spiraling violence.Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
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This allowed several cables to pull out of the sockets, ultimately causing the platform to plummet into the reflector more than 400 feet below, according to the report.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The merger process, initiated at the end of 2023, stretched on for months and at one point Redstone pulled out of a previous agreement with Skydance at the 11th hour.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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No toxic bro is walking out of that theater having his Scrooge moment, vowing to live his life in the past, the present, and the future.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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The conflict and the walk out was captured in Michael Moore's documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, one of the highest grossing U.S. documentaries of all time.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20on. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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