as in departed
to leave a place often for another
I wish you would just bug off and leave me alone
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugged off
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Crew-11 departed a month earlier than planned due to a medical issue with one of its astronauts, leaving the ISS with a skeleton crew for longer than anticipated.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026 -
The mission replaces the crew from NASA's Crew-11 mission, which departed the ISS a month ahead of schedule in January due to a medical evacuation of one of the crew members.—
Lydia Calitri,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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The right-hander exited after five innings, allowing four runs and seven hits, striking out six and walking one on 91 pitches.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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The passenger exited the vehicle and went inside the residence to retrieve some clothes, the witness said, while Wimbley stayed in the vehicle.—
Steven Mross,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Accepting the award, Yeoh moved the audience with an emotional speech reflecting on her career.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Mission was moved from United Launch Alliance to speed up launch (ULA gets a future launch in exchange).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Clegg said judges got creative to attract attorneys.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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The United States certainly got a favorable group to ease into this tournament.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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So, owner Robert Kraft went with another familiar face and former Super Bowl champion, this time with head coaching experience already.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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As for accessories, Union went mostly minimal, save for a few pieces of gold jewelry to add a pop of color contrast to the mostly monochrome look.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Rehmet dominated with independents and peeled off enough past GOP voters in winning a seat that a Democrat hadn’t held since Ronald Reagan was president.—
Jeremy Wallace,
Houston Chronicle,
3 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Under the Senate plan, funding for DHS would be peeled off from the broader appropriations and extended for just two weeks, giving lawmakers and the White House time to debate changes to immigration enforcement.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Guthrie pulled out of covering the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina for NBC, with the opening ceremony commentators acknowledging her absence on Friday.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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People have tried using machines, but the cold turns oil to sludge, and when machines fall through ice, they can’t be pulled out.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the spring, the company had pushed off a revamp of its flagship Siri voice assistant after warning that certain personalization features would take longer than expected to deliver.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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The player most likely pushed off the roster with Monday’s signing would appear to be Luis Matos, who will be out of options this spring and cannot be sent to Triple-A Sacramento before passing through waivers.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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