strike off
verb
struck off; struck off also stricken off; striking off; strikes off
1
: to produce in an effortless manner
strike off a poem
2
: to depict clearly and exactly
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It was likely triggered by an 8.6-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan on October 28, one of the most violent seismic events in Japanese history.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
One week prior, a tsunami warning was issued for the San Francisco Bay area and nearly 5 million people along parts of the Northern California and Oregon coastlines after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the California coast on December 5.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
The earthquakes come a week after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of northern California, creating shockwaves that were felt for miles.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
About five minutes after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday morning, forecasters issued a tsunami warning at the highest of four levels.
—Camille Baker, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
One week prior, a tsunami warning was issued for the San Francisco Bay area and nearly 5 million people along parts of the Northern California and Oregon coastlines after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the California coast on December 5.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
The earthquakes come a week after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of northern California, creating shockwaves that were felt for miles.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
About five minutes after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday morning, forecasters issued a tsunami warning at the highest of four levels.
—Camille Baker, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Strike off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20off. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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