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push along

British  

verb

  1. informal (intr, adverb) to go away

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The pandemic has helped push along a shift in the way population changes play out.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2022

It has been clear for months that Russia's plan to use Kherson as a jumping-up point for a push along the coast towards Odesa, a major port, had failed.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2022

The 25-year-old, who relatives said was to be married this week, had come to Kabul to see if he could push along his own application for a special immigrant visa.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2021

A $3 million earmark requested by Kilmer would help push along the effort, which backers are trying to get shovel-ready within two years with a mix of state and federal funding.

From Seattle Times Aug. 17, 2021

Then we got plates and utensils and trays to push along the stainless steel counter as we decided what we wanted.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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