shoves (off)

verb

Definition of shoves (off)next
present tense third-person singular of shove (off)
as in exits
to leave a place often for another time to shove off for home

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  1. exits
  2. departs
  3. goes
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  • In a healthy eye, excess aqueous humor exits through the trabecular meshwork, which are canals located between your iris (the colored part of the eye) and cornea (the clear outer portion).
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Driveline Care The VAD is implanted near the heart but has a power cable that exits the body to connect to a power source.
    Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of exits
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  • The eight-hour flight departs Orlando at around midnight and lands in London at noon.
    Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
  • There’s also a new Caribbean restaurant from the Momofuku team, which departs from the Asian American flavors that defined the once-global restaurant group.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of departs
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  • As far as the mechanics of the x-ray specs project goes, what the pair of hackers have confirmed is that all five technologies used are new but readily available.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As the story goes, Elvis Presley and his new bride Priscilla had originally planned on getting married in what was known then as the House of Tomorrow in the spring of 1967.
    Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Shoves (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoves%20%28off%29. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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