go off

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as in to explode
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off

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Recent Examples of go off The Pelicans spread the wealth while Porter and Jokic went off for Denver. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025 Nabers missed the Giants’ win in Seattle with a concussion, where Darius Slayton went off for eight catches, 121 yards and a touchdown. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025 Instead of a confetti bomb going off, someone turns on the fog/smoke machine, terrifying all of the little pups into relieving themselves everywhere in fear. Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025 Feel free to add two or more syrup flavors or go off script and invent something new. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for go off 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go off
Verb
  • The virus is not known to spread between humans, which has prevented the outbreak from exploding into the next pandemic.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
  • When SpaceX’s Starship exploded in January, raining debris over the Caribbean, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded the rocket program and ordered an investigation.
    Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 11 Feb. 2025
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  • While tariffs on Canada and Mexico have been paused, the White House has warned that they could still be enacted if border security agreements do not progress.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The new additions should help Spurs progress deep in the Europa League and FA Cup, while all three of them might have important roles to play against Liverpool at Anfield on Thursday in Tottenham’s biggest game of the season — the Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg.
    James McNicholas, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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  • The Bering Air flight departed from Unalakleet, a community of about 690 people in western Alaska, around 2:40 p.m. local time on Thursday.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The plane had departed Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., Bering Air Director of Operations, David Olson, said, per local outlet KTUU.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • The North Korean soldier seen detonating the grenade in the video carried a fake Russian military ID which identified him as 29-year-old Ment Chat.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
  • During separate trials for Young and Phillips in 2010 and 2014, respectively, prosecutors laid out their theory of the murder plot: Young constructed and detonated a pipe bomb in exchange for money that Phillips received from Triano’s life insurance policy.
    Matt Allen, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Skin scents simply don’t challenge me the way more complex creations do.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Feb. 2025
  • This is not hard to do, and Spotify knows, and has known, how to fix this problem for their users.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • For example, Geico exited its Premier Partner status after the 2024 season.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Launch Ministry opened the Launch Cafe on Jan. 15 with the intent of being a gathering place and community hub, while supporting others in need, particularly youth who are exiting homelessness.
    Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • You might be surprised at the amount of information that pops up.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Affirm Holdings — Shares of the payment company popped 14% after Affirm exceeded earnings and revenue expectations for the fiscal second quarter .
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • The resolution comes as House Republican leadership is stalled on how to proceed with reconciliation, with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and top leaders pushing for a one-bill approach.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
  • A couple of other tangible efforts are proceeding as planned.
    Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025

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“Go off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20off. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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