1
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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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course
the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch
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3
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
don't go off without telling us where we can find you
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Recent Examples of go off
Video of the incident showed Tucker staggering and reaching for her head after being hit before going off the track.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Goldberg went off to do various projects while Lesnar tried his hand at the NFL before going into MMA.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The Hyundai had gone off of Cline Avenue at Wicker Avenue and all four occupants exited, but Lake County officers soon had all of them in custody.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Fleury smiled through the pain of the loss after the game, and noted that the puck had gone off the stick of Wild defenseman Brock Faber on the way to the back of the net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Goldberg went off to do various projects while Lesnar tried his hand at the NFL before going into MMA.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The Hyundai had gone off of Cline Avenue at Wicker Avenue and all four occupants exited, but Lake County officers soon had all of them in custody.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Fleury smiled through the pain of the loss after the game, and noted that the puck had gone off the stick of Wild defenseman Brock Faber on the way to the back of the net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go off
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As stablecoin usage explodes to 30 million monthly active addresses (a 53% increase year-over-year according to Dune Analytics) their real-world utility is becoming impossible to ignore.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Air raid sirens rang out and exploding interceptor rockets were heard in Jerusalem.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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About 20% of MASH cases progress into cirrhosis over several years.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Liverpool defender began the game on the front foot, and gave his opponent no time on the ball, but as the half progressed, Gordon was eventually able to isolate him.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Marine Force one then departed for Joint Base Andrews.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Piers Morgan presided over a stormy encounter on his chat show, before one guest departed abruptly.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2025
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That a cooking gas cannister won’t detonate in error, and spark a shoot-out that breaks the peace permanently.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Just before noon, an archeologist located what... Posted by Vancouver Police Department on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 The teams developed a plan to safely detonate the ordnance.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Nothing new there for anyone online, conservative politicians and otherwise, to do.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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Instead of redoubling decarbonization efforts, the U.S. and the European Union are rolling back climate laws, Canada is axing the consumer carbon tax, China and India are continuing to build coal plants, and corporations are exiting net zero climate commitments.—
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Eyes on Peraza Oswald Peraza, a third base and bench option, is okay after exiting Tuesday’s game against the Red Sox early.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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One of the biggest annual Central Florida arts traditions, the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, pops up for its 66th year along Park Avenue this weekend.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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The rest of their flowers pop up throughout the remainder of the month in a naturally staggered pattern, thanks to a mix of varieties with different bloom times.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Judge also denied UMG’s motion to dismiss the band’s allegations of copyright infringement, allowing those claims to proceed in his federal court.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Grissom proceeded to the bedroom where Matthews took Kopf's young children.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Go off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20off. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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