as in died
to stop living
he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 102
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Recent Examples of popped off
The 23-year-old’s hat and sunglasses popped off his head upon contact with the fencing on the left-field wall.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
When McDaniels popped off, teammates had his back.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Matt Savoie, Edmonton Oilers Not every breakout candidate has popped off on the scoresheet just yet.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Surprisingly, firing a slew of hard-working people in order to flatter the bottom line didn’t make for a happier workplace — or for more equitable business practices (a trio of strikes popped off in February of 2025, two of which lasted for 58 days).
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
The fairly clean attachments popped off the mixer with the pull of a loop and took seconds to hand-wash.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Gray rebounded from the full-count single to strike out the next two hitters and then popped off the mound to the third base side to field a bunt sharply.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Hardened wax can be popped off the plate with a plastic spatula.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Smith-Njigba popped off for 10 catches, 153 yards and a touchdown in Seattle’s win over the Rams in the NFC Championship Game.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
When McDaniels popped off, teammates had his back.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Matt Savoie, Edmonton Oilers Not every breakout candidate has popped off on the scoresheet just yet.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Surprisingly, firing a slew of hard-working people in order to flatter the bottom line didn’t make for a happier workplace — or for more equitable business practices (a trio of strikes popped off in February of 2025, two of which lasted for 58 days).
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
The fairly clean attachments popped off the mixer with the pull of a loop and took seconds to hand-wash.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Gray rebounded from the full-count single to strike out the next two hitters and then popped off the mound to the third base side to field a bunt sharply.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Hardened wax can be popped off the plate with a plastic spatula.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Smith-Njigba popped off for 10 catches, 153 yards and a touchdown in Seattle’s win over the Rams in the NFC Championship Game.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for popped off
Verb
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The family had told her that everyone in the apartment had died—Samih, too, had succumbed to his wounds—but not that Zahra’s body was still missing.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Two and a half years after Perry died, a June 5 auction will be offering 130 lots of his personal effects, with the proceeds going to his addiction and substance abuse foundation.—
Andy Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Firefighting crews worked Monday to cool residual heat and prevent hot spots from causing reignition, using chainsaws to fell and cut up hazardous trees, inspecting each section for heat and using hoses to extinguish any remaining embers.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
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The timbers came from trees felled by Cyclone Pam, the Category 5 storm that flattened much of Vanuatu in 2015.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The landlord had someone lined up to pay the new rent when the tenant found a potential roommate; in the end, the landlord agreed to keep renting to them at the previous rate and even lowered it by $25 because the tenant’s dog had passed away.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
20 May 2026
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But her mother passed away unexpectedly last December, and the grief dimmed any sense of celebration.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The singer and actress stepped out in Los Angeles wearing an archival Versace gown with her alter-ego's signature blonde straightened hair with full bangs.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
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Demi Moore and Penélope Cruz stepped out for the La Bola Negra screening at the Cannes Film Festival, while Lizzo, Ciara Miller and Zara Larsson appeared at the 2026 amfAR gala.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Still, 49 perished in the shooting, the country’s deadliest mass shooting until 2017 when that death toll was surpassed by a mass shooting at a concert in Las Vegas that killed 60.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Nineteen firefighters perished in the blaze.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Police checked out Hopkins' story.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Lamar Odom has reportedly checked out of rehab after completing a 30-day program following his DUI arrest earlier this year.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The actress kicked off her post with a photo of herself with brunette hair and bangs in the film Horrible Bosses before sharing additional photos of her throughout the 2000s and 2010s with side bangs and curtain bangs.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The quartet of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont kicked off their 18-show residency at Sphere Las Vegas on May 6 with a colorful romp through their ska-pop songbook.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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“Popped off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popped%20off. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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