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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Last month, another vessel in its fleet, the Conscience, was damaged in what the group alleged was a drone strike off the coast of Malta.
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Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The General Medical Council will strike off doctors that have been cleared of a crime by the courts but whose behaviour is still short of the industry’s own standards.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 May 2025
He’s drawn 62 swinging strikes off the pitch — 46 of those against lefties.
—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
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Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The General Medical Council will strike off doctors that have been cleared of a crime by the courts but whose behaviour is still short of the industry’s own standards.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 May 2025
He’s drawn 62 swinging strikes off the pitch — 46 of those against lefties.
—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
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“Strike off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20off. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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