got off

verb

Definition of got offnext
past tense of get off
1
as in departed
to leave a place often for another told him to get off for home before it got dark

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2
as in began
to take the first step in (a process or course of action) breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning

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  1. departed
  2. began
  3. exited
  4. commenced
  5. started
  6. went
  7. opened
  8. cut out
Verb
  • Three players had departed for the draft.
    Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the end of the nineteen-nineties, the veteran value investor—one that looks for undervalued stocks—shied away from soaring Internet and technology stocks, believing that their prices had departed from financial reality, and that the market was heading for a crash.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of departed
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  • Workers at more than a dozen Chicago area Starbucks were on strike Christmas Eve, union organizers said, as baristas escalated a national walkout that began in three cities, including Chicago, on Friday.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This story has been updated to note that Mega Millions began in 2002, not 2022.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of began
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  • Similarly, the Paris accord’s voluntary and scalable commitments helped sustain momentum even after the United States exited the deal in 2017.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Hurts exited the tent and threw a few warmup tosses.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of exited
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  • That commenced a vagabond tour of the big leagues in which Henderson played for seven different teams over his final eight seasons — including a fourth stint in Oakland in 1998.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Vaccinations commenced in December 2020.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of commenced
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  • Really then, the New Year has already started at Madison Square Garden, for the Knicks if not the hockey team whose name must not be mentioned.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In September some jurisdictions started signing a multilateral instrument for implementing the subject-to-tax rule.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of started
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  • Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Netflix's livestreams haven't always been smooth sailing The streaming giant has had its fair share of livestreaming experiences that went well, including the live roast of legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of went
Verb
  • Roach opened as a huge underdog (+850).
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The film, which boasted a budget of $250 million, only opened to $32 million in the United States with mediocre reviews (the film currently has a 30% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes).
    Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of opened
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  • Clearly, Canoo has its work cut out for it to right the ship.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
  • By Chad de Guzman December 20, 2024 7:00 AM EST Hwang Dong-hyuk has his work cut out for him.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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