I looked with sympathetic awe and fearfulness upon the man, who in mid-winter just landed from a four years’ dangerous voyage, could so unrestingly push off again for still another tempestuous term.
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Push off
Synonyms for "push off" (18 found)
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10 entriesbody checkcast offdock departuredrive awayillegal push-offlegal push-offpier departurepropel awayshove awayweigh anchor
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10 entriesgentle push-offillegal push-offlegal push-offpush off frompush off from portpush off gentlypush off quicklypush off the dockpush-off from the dockstrong push-off
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Far from precipitating that event therefore he pushed it off until the very last moment, when, in fact, there was no alternative left him.
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After hours of detailed debate stretching late into the night Monday, the San Rafael City Council pushed off a decision until Aug. 6 to allow for further deliberation.
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It deferred capabilities, such as mobile data processors for the Air Force and the Army and a fully compliant backup mission control facility, and it pushed off a decision to procure the third and fourth satellites.
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