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 Locals, fired up by rumors that such a redesignation could lead to unwelcome tourism, development, or even them being pushed off their land, packed a town hall meeting. —
Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 Every tattoo artist in residence at the shop is on a rotating walk-in schedule to ease customers’ worries of getting pushed off on less experienced tattooers, Vader said. —Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 Too conveniently, Mary is pushed off-stage with a sudden terminal illness, which enables Becket to take his rightful place in the narrative. —Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 For over a century, Black farmers have been systematically denied loans, excluded from federal relief programs and pushed off their land through discriminatory policies and legal loopholes. —Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for push off
Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 Every tattoo artist in residence at the shop is on a rotating walk-in schedule to ease customers’ worries of getting pushed off on less experienced tattooers, Vader said. —Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 Too conveniently, Mary is pushed off-stage with a sudden terminal illness, which enables Becket to take his rightful place in the narrative. —Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 For over a century, Black farmers have been systematically denied loans, excluded from federal relief programs and pushed off their land through discriminatory policies and legal loopholes. —Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for push off
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And his favorite high school team, the Spartans, swept a two-game series from Sun Valley Poly with their own great pitching to move three games up in the Valley Mission League race with four to play.— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2026
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Hortiz acknowledged working the phones in order to add picks and/or move back in the draft order.— Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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Evans then exited the home barefoot and shirtless, wearing athletic shorts.— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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By 2024, Pascal had exited, Bateman joined the cast, and the creative direction shifted to an original concept.— Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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Starting second baseman Willi Castro departed after three innings because of pain in the patella tendon in his right knee.— Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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United currently aim to make four major signings, including an experienced striker and a left-back, with Tyrell Malacia departing and Luke Shaw needing to be rested more given the addition of midweek games.— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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As propaganda goes, the patriotic programming was benign.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Murakami connected for a two-run home run to right, which went 425 feet, in the fifth inning.— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Five hours before the puck dropped, the get-in price was $239 for a ticket in the top row of the arena.— Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Both Ponds and Glenn were undersized cornerbacks who both love to get physical.— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Gonzalez, however, could leave if Courtois and Andrii Lunin, Real Madrid’s second-choice goalkeeper, stay at the club, possibly opening the door for Navarro to push on.— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Post launch, traffic will be pushed on some roads in one direction, directed by the Florida Department of Transportation.— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
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Charged with pulling out of Mary the hurt inside, Coel exquisitely performs the task with the precision of an elite surgeon.— Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Upon first sighting, the eyes of children boarding the ship widen in excitement, and adults pull out their smartphones to snap photos.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Porter County Deputy Prosecutor Kire Pavlovski told the 13 jurors – one alternate was dismissed before arguments began over a potential conflict of interest – that the victim and defendant were hanging out with coworkers in the parking lot of Camaco after getting off the midnight shift.— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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For Mackenthun, getting off to a good start is key to getting good yields.— John Lauritsen, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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