PUSHED ON Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

pushed on

verb

past tense of push on

as in exited

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 pushed on The early fall followed by the early Christmas being pushed on everyone is the fault of those who fall for it. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 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 After the Brighton game, Alonso was pushed on the low possession number. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Nick Reiner‘s attorney pushed on Monday for speedy access to trust funds to pay for his criminal defense in the killings of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 The mirror at the Inouye telescope was fixed at 4 meters, so the team pushed on the wavelength. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 This career path isn’t something that was pushed on her. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 The agreement, which was pushed on the Israeli government by the United States, involved a step-by-step process that would eventually lead to the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstruction of Gaza. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 May 2026 One person was being pushed on a gurney while a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue helicopter landed in the area to help, according to the post. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026

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During that time the female lead Rosa Salazar exited, by all accounts a mutual decision, and Fumero came on board.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Éric Vallat, a former cognac executive who joined Lacoste as its chief executive officer last year, has exited the brand.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of exited

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Eisner, Diller’s second in command, departed for Disney when he didn’t get promoted, and he was soon followed out the door by another rising young executive, Jeffrey Katzenberg.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Bailey departed Burberry in 2018 and was succeeded as chief creative officer by Riccardo Tisci, formerly the creative director at Givenchy (Marco Gobbetti took over Bailey’s CEO role in 2017).

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

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This week, SpaceX moved one step closer to its goal of building its direct-to-device Starlink Mobile service after the FCC approved the aerospace company’s application to deploy and operate 15,000 next-generation Starlink satellites.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
On the day Erica and Peter moved into 150 Charles, their attorney claims, they were greeted with a cluttered and dirty space that didn’t square with the $26,000-a-month rent.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of moved

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Cristobal also didn’t think watching live that wide receiver Malachi Toney pushed off on his defender in the third quarter for an offensive pass interference call that wiped out a touchdown.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Brunson was pushed off to the side in other sketches, which wouldn’t have been that big of a deal if the sketches themselves had been stronger.

— Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of pushed off

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If another worker with a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO plan got the same drug at the same Houston Methodist hospital, an employer could be paying almost six times as much, or nearly $4,400 for a vial.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
A little less than 18 months ago, Ukraine carried out a sneak drone attack in which forces smuggled them into Russian territory and waited until the truck that was unknowingly carrying them got close to Russian bases.

— Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of got

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But then again, Enzo Maresca’s side have won three out of three and dug out a solid away victory in the Champions League in midweek.

— Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The Town of Munster has enlisted help in getting residents dug out of the seemingly endless piles of debris from the August 11 derecho.

— Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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