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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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
The Pelicans spread the wealth while Porter and Jokic went off for Denver.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go off
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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
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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
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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
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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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Egypt is a regional lynchpin containing a potential powder keg of radical sentiment that if detonated would ricochet around the region, puncturing European and US interests.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Just a few days before a career Special Forces soldier detonated a rental truck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, the U.S. Department of Defense released a report on the mental health of its troops.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Jan. 2025
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Are there still any obvious gaps in the team? Leicester could have really done with a new, commanding central defender.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Skin scents simply don’t challenge me the way more complex creations do.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
4 Feb. 2025
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For example, Geico exited its Premier Partner status after the 2024 season.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Companies such as Gojek, Carousell and Grab were among the first to provide strong opportunities for investors to exit, or a way to sell their stake for a profit.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
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
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Girardi and Williams will try to conclude with a motivational message of sorts, a bulletin that has popped up at some point during the week.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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A couple of other tangible efforts are proceeding as planned.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
10 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
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