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as in wrong
falling short of a standard
the milk tasted off
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2
as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
the computer is off, so you'll have to turn it on in order to use it
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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
that claim that everyone is actually related to everyone else seems a bit off
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as in small
small in degree
on the off chance that you do get straight A's, you can skip a grade
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as in spicy
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
a telltale smirk suggested that there was something off about his parting shot
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as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
the hit man was rumored to have offed at least three people in the last year alone
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Recent Examples of off
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
The child told investigators that during their video calls, his screen was always off, records show.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
Chad Graff, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
So on this off day, Powell got a massage in preparation for the grind to come.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024
Anton offs his parents and his besties before figuring out what’s going on.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Adverb
The company is also adding vacation time for new employees during their first year, and giving workers with 30 years of employment an additional week of time off, providing six weeks in all.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
The child told investigators that during their video calls, his screen was always off, records show.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Often, Jones would bring his daughter to the facility on an off day.
—Chad Graff, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
So on this off day, Powell got a massage in preparation for the grind to come.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Penguin, which brings back Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb from that first movie, is similarly a Scarface story about a low-level gangster who takes advantage of a power vacuum in the criminal underworld after the Riddler offed his boss, mobster Carmine Falcone (John Turturro).
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024
Anton offs his parents and his besties before figuring out what’s going on.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off
Adverb
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General manager Chris Drury made a big play adding Miller on Friday night, but this is still a team sitting 5 points away from a playoff spot with 31 games to go, and the 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins demonstrated Drury’s work is likely far from over in this season of change.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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As an art dealer, Florez found the art world profitable, motivating him to turn down management position offers that could pull him away from the art scene.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Not that there’s anything wrong with people there, but no one should have that much knowledge about what people think about you.—
Ian Cohen,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2025
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But Vučević is regressing rapidly to the mean at the absolute wrong stretch, plummeting below 27% shooting behind the arc in January.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Before a handful of posts in the past week, the HSI Honolulu X account had been dormant since July 2024.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Hanif Kureishi is tweeting for his life Two weeks after the accident, Carlo, one of his three sons, revived the dormant Substack, The Kureishi Chronicles, that his father had once launched.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
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The article also attributed an erroneous distinction to Canal House Station.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Nine People Charged With Looting During Los Angeles Fires By Ryan Smith Senior Pop Culture & Entertainment Reporter 9 Joe Rogan was recently called out by a podcast guest who accused the comedian of repeating erroneous information surrounding the Los Angeles wildfires.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The pig’s mouth revealed its ordinary sharp, tusk-like canines saddled up beside smaller, slightly more human-looking teeth nubs.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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Negative thinking focuses all our thoughts and energy inward which in turn creates a small and narrow focus.—
Sandy Thibault,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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New Mexico emerged as the spiciest state, with 31.9 ounces per customer purchased on Instacart.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Past rumbles have seen winners with more customary offerings awarded the coveted Broth Belt, but Red Panda’s body-laden spicy chicken katsu ramen seduced guests with its silkiness, including new fans who had never even heard of them before showing up at the competition.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Garfield was assassinated by a disgruntled and delusional office-seeker named Charles Guiteau.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The mountain’s name will revert to Mount McKinley, named for William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, who was assassinated on September 14, 1901.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside Online,
24 Jan. 2025
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Steinfeld and Allen shared their big news with fans via a joint Instagram post, showing off a stunning photo of the singer leaning down to kiss Allen, who was down on one knee under a floral arch with a beautiful sunset and ocean view behind them.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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However, Japan — a top destination for outbound Chinese travelers this Lunar New Year – isn’t expected to see a full recovery of holiday visitors from China, with data showing arrivals will still be down 10% from 2019.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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