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
Producers are understood to be pushing on for the time being via a combination of deficit financing from Left Bank-owner Sony and by looking for opportunities to trim the budget.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
An Israeli official told CNN Saturday that Israel asked the Trump administration to push on Hamas to abide by the terms of the deal and free Yehud.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
The vehicle became noticeably more sluggish, and power didn’t kick in significantly with a hard push on the accelerator.
—James Morris, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The City Council’s conservative majority found itself at odds with some residents beginning in 2023 when Van Der Mark first began her push on the subject of children’s books.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
An Israeli official told CNN Saturday that Israel asked the Trump administration to push on Hamas to abide by the terms of the deal and free Yehud.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
The vehicle became noticeably more sluggish, and power didn’t kick in significantly with a hard push on the accelerator.
—James Morris, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The City Council’s conservative majority found itself at odds with some residents beginning in 2023 when Van Der Mark first began her push on the subject of children’s books.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push on
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Eventually any discourse about his low batting average and moving him in the lineup evaporated as Judge finished with a .322 average, 58 homers and 144 RBIS, barely missing out on matching Mickey Mantle in the Triple Crown department.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Her favorite ways to move around are by train and bike, and her backpack always has nuts, clementines, and something to read.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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LaVine exited with 9 minutes remaining with just 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Following his musical guest appearance on this weekend’s episode of the NBC sketch comedy show, the 2x Grammy nominee abruptly exited Studio 8H during curtain call, while host Mikey Madison and the cast had the traditional post-show mingle onstage during the credits.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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The inaugural charter flight departed from Wuxi to Chicago early Friday, carrying more than 100 tons of cargo.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Mar. 2025
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Ravi Ahuja will depart Roku‘s board of directors after more than a decade, following his promotion to CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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This was Spoelstra’s team playing just eight when the game was in the balance and getting the best from all eight, including a season-high19 points from Kyle Anderson and 16 points from Pelle Larsson.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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The freshman went 10-4-1 with a .933 save percentage and a 2.01 goals against average on the season, and was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2025
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George Washington, goes the fairy tale about chopping the cherry tree, couldn’t tell a lie.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Come Friday, winter’s last gasp will bring wet snow for northern New England and cold winds for much of the Northeast as the system pushes off the United States.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Piano Man has to push off several of his 2025 tour dates.—
Piet Levy,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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An upholstered ottoman need not be pulling out all the stops—sometimes a small, simple detail will set it apart.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2025
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Haynes was deep into pre-production on his next feature, a gay romance set in the 1930s, when star Joaquin Phoenix suddenly pulled out, putting the project in limbo.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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Mark leads the confused Ms. Casey to the exit, and Gemma walks out of the Lumon building.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Marcela and Malcom arrived at 11:20 p.m. Just over an hour later, the two are seen walking out the door.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20on. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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