PUSH ON Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

push on

verb

Definition of push on

as in to move

to leave a place often for another the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on

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Recent Examples of push on Jackson has proven a particularly useful out ball for Suzuki, helping Villa consistently bypass the press and start attacks quickly when the opposition push on. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 And despite years of trying to stop the war from breaking out in Yemen, the pressure Trump imposed on Iran was expected to eventually trigger a Houthi push on the kingdom. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 The Houthis made a swift push on the country's western coast on the Red Sea in early September. — Ahmed Al-Haj, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 Considering the company’s offensive, race-swapping AI ads are being pushed on unsuspecting users on social media, that promise feels mightily disingenuous. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for push on

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Verb

The next president may well also have more power to purchase equity stakes; legislation moving through the Senate would give the Pentagon explicit legal authority to do so.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is moving forward with a $4 million investment to run an ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother after the video received fierce backlash.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Shortly after, a heavyset man wearing gray sweats, white socks and black sandals and a black hooded sweatershirt exits the passenger-side door.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Saquon Barkley missed the previous two games because of a hamstring injury before exiting Monday's loss after just nine snaps with a back injury.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

The National Gallery Singapore’s chief curator Patrick Flores and assistant chief executiveChris Lee, are the latest to depart the institution in December amid a staff shake-up.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
And, yes, this rendition represented a lyrical alteration by the Tonji that departed from the traditional wording of the French national anthem.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

Ironically, these uninsured Americans may be helping drive the cost of health care even higher, fueling a cycle in which health insurance gets more expensive, forcing more people to drop coverage.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Why concert tickets keep getting more expensive Artists, promoters, venues, and ticketing platforms all take a cut of each ticket.

— James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

Since then, the Buffaloes have gone 18-26, including a 9-4 effort from a 2024 roster that including his son Shedeur Sanders, who is now with the Cleveland Browns, and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, now with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Pat Dowell, 3rd, and others have called the session for Monday to have the council clarify that the $75 million will go toward the city’s pensions now.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

Storms that affect the Mid-Atlantic’s snow chances typically take a track along the spine of the Appalachians or push off the coast and become nor’easters.

— Sam Hart, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
It was pushed off the 2026 release calendar by the streamer, as Portman could not participate in promotion due to her recent pregnancy, as IndieWire heard from a source.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of push off

Verb

This gives the Edge its main advantage over the Air, as pulling out your phone to check your heart rate or other stats during a workout can be a pain.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
But, after spending months touting the benefits that Warner assets would bring, Netflix abruptly pulled out of the auction in late February when Paramount’s Ellison upped his company’s offer.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of pull out

Verb

When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked out of the Federal Police headquarters in Curitiba, Brazil, on November 8, 2019, hundreds of supporters were waiting for him.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass walked out of Palisades Garden Cafe last Thursday morning wearing a Los Angeles Fire Department jacket.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of walk out

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