1
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
told him to get off for home before it got dark
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2
as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning
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Recent Examples of get off
The Chargers got off to a hot start to the season in year two under Jim Harbaugh by defeating the Chiefs 27-21 in the NFL season opener.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Brooks Lee’s 15th home run of the season was the only other run the Twins would get off Rodón in his six innings.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Want to see the spacecraft getting off the ground on a Starlink satellite mission from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County?
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The address where the suspect got off is the same as a men’s shelter on Tryon Street, police said.
—Andrew Dys, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
And now, with so few teams in rebuild mode, attention turns to the start of the season to see which teams get off to a slow start and decide to start liquidating veteran players in an effort toward drafting Gavin McKenna in 2026.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The characters Hayden Panettiere and Connie Britton played on Nashville immediately got off to a bad start, which immediately put Panettiere in her feelings.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Payton called three timeouts on three consecutive plays, a strategy that made sense if Denver was able to get off the field.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
As Man’s Best Friend gets off to a fantastic start, two of Carpenter’s previous full-lengths either rise across multiple rosters or bounce back onto several tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Brooks Lee’s 15th home run of the season was the only other run the Twins would get off Rodón in his six innings.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Want to see the spacecraft getting off the ground on a Starlink satellite mission from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County?
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The address where the suspect got off is the same as a men’s shelter on Tryon Street, police said.
—Andrew Dys, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
And now, with so few teams in rebuild mode, attention turns to the start of the season to see which teams get off to a slow start and decide to start liquidating veteran players in an effort toward drafting Gavin McKenna in 2026.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The characters Hayden Panettiere and Connie Britton played on Nashville immediately got off to a bad start, which immediately put Panettiere in her feelings.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Payton called three timeouts on three consecutive plays, a strategy that made sense if Denver was able to get off the field.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
As Man’s Best Friend gets off to a fantastic start, two of Carpenter’s previous full-lengths either rise across multiple rosters or bounce back onto several tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get off
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Then, when Williams departed for the NFL Draft, Nelson would compete to be the starter.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ten of the league’s 12 schools departed last August, but the conference plans on expanding to nine teams starting next school year.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Poland has reported the entry of Russian drones and missiles multiple times since Moscow began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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During World War II, Jenkins began selling items like monuments, tombstones, furniture, home appliances, toys and gifts, in addition to their usual music products.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Plants can’t move like people do, so they are exposed to the sun all day long, Fuller said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Both offenses are moving with little resistance thus far.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The 14th version, launched in 2021, wraps up at the end of this year, with the 15th starting next year.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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As the image of a college education providing the future to financial security has already started to show cracks, here is another — the top and bottom poverty rates by major.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Center Jonny King exited last week’s matchup against North Carolina with a back injury and is pushing to return against Rice next Thursday night.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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Kevorian Barnes exits with injury TCU wasn’t able to get out of the game completely healthy, as starting running back Kevorian Barnes exited the game in the first half after getting hit on a 7-yard carry.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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Once relocated, filing of a nonresident return reporting income sourced in the former state should be considered to commence any applicable statutes of limitations on assessment.—
Tom Cullinan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Everyone is sitting around and preparing for the season to commence; however, the same cannot be said for the Golden State Warriors at this point.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company argues that the traffic which sites do manage to get from users now comes from users who are more engaged and thus more valuable.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the premiere of her new Netflix series, Too Much, written for her by Lena Dunham, the 33-year-old reflects on what got her to this moment.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lucky went 1,500 days in the shelter without being adopted, then everything changed.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Get off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20off. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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