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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He’s drawn 62 swinging strikes off the pitch — 46 of those against lefties.
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Cornell took a 1-0 lead at 7:35 of the first period on a strike off the stick of Ryan Walsh, but the Terriers tied it just 1:12 later when Matt Copponi didn’t give up the play and stuffed a shot past Shane at the left post.
—Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
More top stories from around the world: No damage reported after 7.4 magnitude quake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina
How long was the longest conclave?
—Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
Most modern bird fossils that had been unearthed at that point dated to after the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck off the coast of what’s now Mexico 66 million years ago.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Cornell took a 1-0 lead at 7:35 of the first period on a strike off the stick of Ryan Walsh, but the Terriers tied it just 1:12 later when Matt Copponi didn’t give up the play and stuffed a shot past Shane at the left post.
—Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
More top stories from around the world: No damage reported after 7.4 magnitude quake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina
How long was the longest conclave?
—Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
Most modern bird fossils that had been unearthed at that point dated to after the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck off the coast of what’s now Mexico 66 million years ago.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Strike off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20off. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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