Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of push on in a Sentence
the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
Recent Examples on the Web
The council’s proposal mirrors efforts underway across the nation and follows a similar push on Long Island by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
He was reportedly pushed on Trump by Don Jr., Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk — the most terminally online of Trump’s supporters.
—Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
Moscow has pushed on with its slow, grinding offensive, edging closer in recent weeks to several strategically important towns and roads in eastern Ukraine.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
This force on the air is from the hand pushing on it.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 26 July 2024
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
He was reportedly pushed on Trump by Don Jr., Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk — the most terminally online of Trump’s supporters.
—Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
Moscow has pushed on with its slow, grinding offensive, edging closer in recent weeks to several strategically important towns and roads in eastern Ukraine.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
This force on the air is from the hand pushing on it.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 26 July 2024
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20on. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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