as in departed
to leave a place often for another
time to shove off for home
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Once the clock struck zero and quarterback Jordan Love’s final prayer fell unanswered in the end zone, Policy swiftly departed without much expression.—
Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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Now, New England is once again atop the AFC East, their first division victory since Tom Brady departed Boston.—
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Kinnear exited Talk Soup for his own late-night talk show, NBC's Later with Greg Kinnear.—
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Reuters reported that talks began late last year after Banijay, which is listed in Amsterdam, exited the chase for ITV Studios, the production arm of UK broadcaster ITV.—
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In an interview with KSL in May 2025, Sha compared learning Braille to learning English when his family moved from Myanmar to the United States.—
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Engineers carried out multiple trajectory adjustments as the spacecraft moved farther from Earth.—
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The Los Angeles Police Department could not immediately provide details of his arrest, but NBC4 reported that Sutherland allegedly got into an altercation with a ride-hailing driver, and was booked on suspicion of criminal threats.—
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The whole experience somehow got even more embarrassing when a group of women at the restaurant approached him afterwards.—
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The Red Storm got off to a red-hot start, scoring on their first five possessions — including a pair of Sellers 3-pointers — to jump out to a 12-2 lead.—
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Ross vowed to do things differently, and got off to a solid start by firing coach Mike McDaniel last week and hiring Jon-Eric Sullivan as the team’s general manager.—
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The suspect started to run away, then pulled out a gun and fired at the homeowner before continuing to flee, police said.—
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Pullouts feature an actual mattress that’s, well, pulled out from the sofa in some way.—
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Both teams have their work cut out for them.—
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The official said the prosecutors were also concerned about a decision to cut out state and local authorities from the federal investigation.—
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Executives expect deals to pick up in 2026, with a strong pipeline and corporate clients who pushed off activity coming back to the market.—
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If anything, receiver Christian Kirk pushed off.—
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“Shoved (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved%20%28off%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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