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
Primus was pushed off the STB shortly after Union Pacific proposed its $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern railroad, a massive deal the five-member board will consider approving over the next year or two.
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Josh Funk, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
Horn appeared to signal to the referees that Olave pushed off for a potential offensive pass interference penalty.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
This could also attract unwanted publicity for unfinished deals, leading to even longer delays as organizations push off their state filing date, Sullivan said.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Wearing homemade life jackets, and using plywood paddles, the prisoners pushed off into the San Francisco Bay.
—Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
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In each case, agents shot at drivers or into moving cars – a practice that has largely been discouraged by law enforcement because of risks to public safety.—
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After Strome’s goal, Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky tweaked two of his forward lines, dropping Igor Chernyshov to the third line with Michael Misa and Adam Gaudette and moving Regenda to the top line with Celebrini and Graf.—
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The Warriors were up 81-72 when Post exited for Al Horford, the team outscoring the Knicks 19-13 during the stretch.—
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Later, McBride saw Short exiting the same bar with two men and a woman, and the officer checked in on her.—
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The journey begins in Fairbanks, Alaska, and travelers spend two days exploring the city before the train departs south toward Denali National Park and Preserve.—
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Before departing Moscow, the young Venezuelan had obtained a letter of introduction to the PFLP from Arab fellow students who were involved with the group.—
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Most of them go deep into the memory vault of childhood, recalling fishing trips and family gatherings.—
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Nordstrom Lucky Brand Fair Isle Shawl-Collar Cardigan Both Lopez’s and Hudson’s sweaters appear to be from Polo Ralph Lauren (the former’s looks like this one that's no longer available, while the latter’s resembles this one that goes for $798).—
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Want to get ahead at work with AI?—
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After a turnover by the Kraken in the neutral zone back across the blue line, Carrick got the puck, skated into the left circle and beat Grubauer low on the blocker side.—
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Meanwhile, Jimenez pushes on further into the gap behind United’s right side, with Smith Rowe’s positioning on his inside pinning Manuel Ugarte in midfield.—
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So there’s a lot of storylines that really push on the relationships.—
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But that didn’t prevent the brand from pulling out all the stops with its new, larger location on Worth—a two-story white stucco building teeming with stately elegance—that debuted in late October.—
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Some sponsors are still participating despite others having pulled out due to the lack of ice for demonstrations.—
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Because Brunson got off the ball again and again to deliver the Knicks’ their first victory of the new calendar year.—
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And letting Quickley get off a clean look didn’t sit well with them, either.—
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20off. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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