first off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first off
Adverb
  • As Palmer described in The Art of Asking, they were not attracted to each other at first.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The report outlines several specific policy prescriptions in order to weaken Iran and argues that the U.S. government should first build a pressure campaign against Iran which will sharpen the regime's choices.
    Chris Massaro, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Those losses would far exceed the $12.5 billion in insured damages from the 2018 Camp Fire, which until now was the costliest blaze in the nation’s history, according to data from Aon.
    Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Many, many, many friends now have lost their homes.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • The team released its starting quarterback Daniel Jones earlier this season.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Houston took a 41-22 lead early in the second quarter after Rockets backup center Steven Adams grabbed his second of seven offensive rebounds of the game for a putback dunk.
    Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 6 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Some tried Fire Road, an alternate evacuation route during emergencies, but before long that passage was surrounded by flames, residents said.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • But when hundreds of millions of users are updating, even a very small percentage impacted is a large number of people—and those people can be vocal and can take to forums and social media to make their point, and that gets picked up and amplified, and before long there’s a perception issue.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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“First off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20off. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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