as in to get out
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On the day before their Madison Square Garden appearance, the sisters were taking in the sights of New York City, visiting everything from Times Square — where a pickpocket made off with Kendra’s phone — to Union Square.
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
In Fresno, the crew hit a Wells Fargo in May and used tools to get inside an ATM vault through an adjacent unit and made off with more than $80,000 in cash.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
In the meantime, Theo tries to chat with the Wild Men followers as a distraction while Isildur makes off with Berek.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
He is accused of making off with the nation's secrets and hiding them in his bathroom.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
In Fresno, the crew hit a Wells Fargo in May and used tools to get inside an ATM vault through an adjacent unit and made off with more than $80,000 in cash.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
In the meantime, Theo tries to chat with the Wild Men followers as a distraction while Isildur makes off with Berek.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
He is accused of making off with the nation's secrets and hiding them in his bathroom.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make off
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This is a day to get out of the office and into the world as volunteers from all over dedicate their time to improving the lives of everyone around us.Lisa Tomasi, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors have noted the veteran continued to grip Neely’s neck after the train stopped and anyone who wanted to get out could do so, after bystanders urged Penny to let go, and even after Neely had been still for nearly a minute.Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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At some campuses, administrators got tough with the protesters, cleared out the sprawling encampments and disciplined or even arrested the student demonstrators who occupied and fortified them.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Customers lining up in the pre-dawn hours after Thanksgiving quickly cleared out the supply of vinyl at many stores as soon as the doors opened, according to widespread fan reports, though a store-by-store hunt could turn up copies at other locations.Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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In Jacques Audiard's cartel musical, Gomez plays Jessi, the wife to Karla Sofía Gascón's titular heroine, a trans woman who's trying to escape her violent past as a cartel boss.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The dynamic clip was directed by Jonah Haber and depicts Tinashe being detained in a cell, struggling to escape as onlookers watch her dance.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20off. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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