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Recent Examples of make off
The men are accused of making off with $19,000 in cash and about $25,000 in jewelry, along with the family’s five iPhones, officers said and WCAU reported.
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Pope thriller Conclave made off with the evening's top trophy for outstanding cast while Zoe Saldana for Emilia Pérez and Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain continued their month-long sweeps in acting categories.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The theft echoes another heist in the Netherlands last November—this one botched—in which criminals blew off the doors of Oisterwijk’s MPV Gallery, making off with two Andy Warhol prints and leaving two more behind, damaged, in their haste.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
However, gains made off that announcement were erased by Trump's later confirmation of forthcoming 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Pope thriller Conclave made off with the evening's top trophy for outstanding cast while Zoe Saldana for Emilia Pérez and Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain continued their month-long sweeps in acting categories.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The theft echoes another heist in the Netherlands last November—this one botched—in which criminals blew off the doors of Oisterwijk’s MPV Gallery, making off with two Andy Warhol prints and leaving two more behind, damaged, in their haste.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
However, gains made off that announcement were erased by Trump's later confirmation of forthcoming 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make off
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When the Nissan stopped and the man didn’t get out, officers used a drone to observe him.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2025
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That’s what white women should be doing: organizing within, learning, listening, resourcing women of color, and—crucially—getting out of the way.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2025
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But when the streets ominously clear out and their sniper is spotted, they're forced to engage in a fierce battle with al-Qaeda insurgents.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, residents are clearing out local drugstores’ supplies of vitamin A and cod-liver oil, and showing up to a makeshift clinic that is giving out cod-liver oil.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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In fact, research shows that beyond escaping poverty, additional wealth has little impact on long-term emotional well-being.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Yolanda, who escaped across the border into Mexico later that day, was named a primary suspect.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20off. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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