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push off

VERB
leave
Synonyms
WEAK
beat it blow continue depart exit fare get away get lost get off go go away hie journey keep going launch light out make progress pass proceed process pull out push on quit repair shove off start take off travel wend withdraw

Example Sentences

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Such a scenario could delay or even push off any Fed rate cuts this year.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Uncertainty over tariffs led shipping companies, which had started to recover after struggling with an inventory glut and slowing consumer spending for years, to push off their forecasts for a recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

A group of cyclists had been waiting patiently for their turn to push off in what was a regular time trial event.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

A 2025 trial conclusion could also "throw a potential wrench into efforts by Cannon to push off the MAL docs case," national security lawyer Bradley Moss tweeted, referring to Trump's Florida federal criminal case.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2023

I could open it in the morning, push off the lid.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.