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Recent Examples of get off SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft is due to get off the ground again Monday evening from South Texas for the second time this year. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy a--, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame! Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025 Survivor season 48 got off to a bit of a rocky start, but viewers at home were none the wiser. Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025 Here’s where to get off the tourist trail for antiques in New Orleans. Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025 Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start before missing time with an injury in December and slowing down a bit since his return. Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 The Miami Dolphins got off to a fast start at the NFL scouting combine. Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025 Like Kiviranta, Ross Colton got off to a career-best start, but has gone ice cold. Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2025 This delicious stuff is ridiculously hard to get off. Dwight Garner, Saveur, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get off
Verb
  • Now, the beloved brand is entering a new phase: departing from the L’Oréal umbrella to be independently-owned once again.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
  • United 5690 had departed Springfield, Missouri, en route to Houston at 4:48 p.m. and made an emergency landing an hour and 40 minutes later at Waco Regional Airport.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
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  • The Eaton Fire, meanwhile, had just begun in nearby Altadena at around 6:18 p.m. local time.
    Hanna Park, Karina Tsui and Amanda Jackson, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Before the ceremony began, Chalamet was spotted holding hands and kissing girlfriend Kylie Jenner inside the Dolby Theatre.
    Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
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  • The start of a new year is a time for planning, embracing change and moving forward.
    Kristjan Vilosius, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • On one of those days, Sue began asking Ken to move her to a care home.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • Love, playing in just his 21st game this season with the Heat, started and scored 10 points with six rebounds.
    Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
  • He’s started 44 of a possible 51 games in the last three years.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
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  • Security camera footage showed the two suspects entering the apartment building at about 4:24 p.m. Monday and going to the door of the apartment, then exiting from a rear staircase at approximately 4:30 p.m., according to the incident report.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Before exiting, Congressman Maxwell Frost also had a parting look.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
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  • Loading your audio article LOS ALTOS HILLS — As the final seconds ticked off the clock in No. 2 Pinewood’s Central Coast Section Open Division semifinal win over No. 3 Priory, the chants commenced.
    Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The company posted an extensive FAQ on its website with details about the going-out-of-business sales, which are set to commence immediately.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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  • While typically favored by remote-first companies—where getting a sense of the company culture from an office visit during interviews may literally be impossible—even more traditional businesses can benefit from making some portion of a company handbook available on their Careers website.
    Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • The Vikings went undefeated in the DuKane Conference and won a regional title.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Fox’s counterpart in the blockbuster trade, Zach LaVine, scored a game-high 36 points while going 7-of-11 from 3-point range.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025

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“Get off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20off. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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