make off

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Recent Examples of make off The oddball weapon is a signal jammer designed to take down drones in war zones and was likely used to neutralize the van vault’s silent alarm so the thief could make off with what Kasie (Diona Reasonover) estimates is a million dollars. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025 The conspirators pulled guns and made off with around $21,000 in cash. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 The man smashed a glass door at a Chesapeake post office in June and made off with keys, prosecutors said. Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025 Her mission was to make off with her fair share by grabbing up lots of the glowing plastic eggs filled with treats. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for make off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for make off
Verb
  • The last two batters might as well have ducked out the way on strike three, nervous that Winter’s 90-something mph fastball was headed straight for their shoulders, only to be greeted with the break of a slider good enough to get out professional hitters.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025
  • Mitchell stopped the car and both of them got out, then Mitchell hit Hill in the head and body with a bat, according to deputies.
    Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • Research published in Nature Astronomy in April 2025 used this to look at the material in space close to the sun and map out structures in the Local Bubble, a region of space surrounding the sun where ancient supernovae cleared out much of the gas.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2025
  • Garlic skins tend to get stuck in the holes of most presses, but the little ridged grid on this one flips down and clears out everything in one go.
    Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • The focus shifts to Santino and Rosa, who quickly find that the initial euphoria of escaping routines doesn’t protect against relationship struggles.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
  • The tumult did not escape the notice of opportunists elsewhere.
    Evan Drellich, New York Times, 22 May 2025

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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20off. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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