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Recent Examples of give off
The Calvin Klein Relaxed Denim Pull-on Jeans give off an effortlessly cool vibe—be prepared to receive many compliments.
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Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
His 235 pounds, stretched to the heavens, might give off fragility, but a heart worthy of championships beats beneath his chest.
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Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
These vibrant flowers give off a pungent odor that is known to repel everyone from aphids to deer.
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Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
According to Our Blood Institute, people with higher metabolic rates give off more CO₂, which attracts mosquitoes.
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Ryan Brennan
may 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
His 235 pounds, stretched to the heavens, might give off fragility, but a heart worthy of championships beats beneath his chest.
—
Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
These vibrant flowers give off a pungent odor that is known to repel everyone from aphids to deer.
—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
According to Our Blood Institute, people with higher metabolic rates give off more CO₂, which attracts mosquitoes.
—
Ryan Brennan
may 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give off
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Enormous fires destroy homes, kill people and emit huge amounts of soot into the air.
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The wide-ranging ordinance outlined how far away data centers can be built from nearby communities, how much noise the centers can emit and what reports property owners must submit to the city.
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Thousands of demonstrators massed across South African cities, venting anger at undocumented foreign nationals.
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After the Royals’ three-touchdown defeat last Friday against the White Sox in Chicago — the most lopsided loss in team history — fans vented in response to the team’s social-media accounts.
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Blood dripped from his head; his father and daughter had various injuries.
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Working with 5 to 6 pieces at a time, remove fish from batter, allowing excess to drip back into bowl, and add to hot oil, briefly dragging fish along surface of oil to prevent sticking.
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Rainfall — as little as a tenth of an inch, according to the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, or ALCOSAN — can cause an overflow of stormwater and raw sewage to flow into the rivers.
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Through the morning, a river of mourners dressed in black flowed from the Grand Mosalla.
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Supercapacitors are known for fast charging and discharging, as well as long operating lifetimes.
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Like what happened the late afternoon of May 11 in Mundelein, where an 18-year police veteran and sergeant discharged his service weapon four times and killed 37-year-old Mary Alice Love.
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All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction.
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The Giants broke the scoreless tie when Luis Arraez scored in the sixth on an infield single by Rafael Devers, running home when Austin Riley’s throw bounced off Olson’s glove and trickled away from him and down the right-field line.
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“Give off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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