as in to move
to leave a place often for another
let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
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Recent Examples of push off
Catch up quick: Reuters reported earlier on Friday that the White House would push off tariff implementation on China, Mexico and Canada until March 1 — leaving a window for negotiation that could kill the plan altogether.
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
The Warriors had their first lead since the opening minutes
Looney drew a foul on Gilgeous-Alexander for pushing off and finished twice inside.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
After one felony trial, an incumbent president pushed off the ticket, multiple assassination attempts against the challenger, the race comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of November 5.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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).
—Steve Parrish, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
The Warriors had their first lead since the opening minutes
Looney drew a foul on Gilgeous-Alexander for pushing off and finished twice inside.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
After one felony trial, an incumbent president pushed off the ticket, multiple assassination attempts against the challenger, the race comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of November 5.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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).
—Steve Parrish, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push off
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The baby kept moving her fingers right around the dog's eyes, but Daisy Doo didn't care.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Once the pandemic came along, Stegemann moved bit by bit from Hamburg out to Bender’s in the countryside.—
Fiona Bornhöft,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2025
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Instead of redoubling decarbonization efforts, the U.S. and the European Union are rolling back climate laws, Canada is axing the consumer carbon tax, China and India are continuing to build coal plants, and corporations are exiting net zero climate commitments.—
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Eyes on Peraza Oswald Peraza, a third base and bench option, is okay after exiting Tuesday’s game against the Red Sox early.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Marine Force one then departed for Joint Base Andrews.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Piers Morgan presided over a stormy encounter on his chat show, before one guest departed abruptly.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2025
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Lucy Dacus has been getting deep in touch with her emotions in anticipation of her fourth studio album, Forever Is a Feeling, out March 28.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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The whole Rasta thing really got me out of the mindset of doing drugs and more into, like, health.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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That game was just the start of an epic back-and-forth that’s seen the coaches meet in two Final Fours — and win one apiece; go head-to-head in the NBA and Conference USA; and later share a state when Pitino led Louisville and Calipari helmed Kentucky.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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If that snood suddenly shortens, your gobbler has gone from relaxed to alert, and the jig might be up.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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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
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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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Here come the Royals When the A’s pulled out, Kansas City moved quickly to retain its major-league status.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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Gaga has typically been the lead on their duets, but here, Bennett pulls out his best vocal performance on the album.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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What’s scarier: Since getting off to that 11-goal, 22-point start in his first 20 games, Boldy has 10 goals and 33 points in his last 47.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The comments by Shim and Patel, who were speaking to CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick on a panel in Singapore, come as renewable energy projects often take many years to get off the ground.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20off. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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