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as in wrong
falling short of a standard
the milk tasted off
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as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
the computer is off, so you'll have to turn it on in order to use it
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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
that claim that everyone is actually related to everyone else seems a bit off
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as in small
small in degree
on the off chance that you do get straight A's, you can skip a grade
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as in spicy
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
a telltale smirk suggested that there was something off about his parting shot
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as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
the hit man was rumored to have offed at least three people in the last year alone
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Recent Examples of off
Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Wear it in back or off to one side to reveal a delicate cutout back.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The three women lived in an off-campus home on King Road with two female roommates who went unharmed, and Chapin stayed over for the night with Kernodle, his girlfriend.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
The equivalent of a soccer ball is enough to off a seal or dolphin.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 20 Nov. 2025
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Adverb
But the system does not cover the area around Tracy Arm, so when Karasözen tried to pinpoint its source, their initial estimate of the location was about four miles off.
—Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Wear it in back or off to one side to reveal a delicate cutout back.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Adjective
There is one off-day scheduled between every game of the series until Games 6 and 7, when there would be two.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The three women lived in an off-campus home on King Road with two female roommates who went unharmed, and Chapin stayed over for the night with Kernodle, his girlfriend.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
Verb
Powell stars as a man offing his obscenely wealthy family to resecure an inheritance.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
The equivalent of a soccer ball is enough to off a seal or dolphin.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off
Adverb
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The warning applies to residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, according to Reuters, telling them to evacuate their homes and move at least 3,300 feet away to open areas.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Tobias Harris – a name that still echoes uncomfortably in Orlando – poured in 30 points, adding another layer of irony to a franchise that once traded him away for essentially nothing.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Wallace and her collaborators scrambled to get into the water; the whale was swimming in the wrong direction, toward some docks.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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What most people get wrong is conflating the theme of the exhibition with the dress code for the evening.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Trout, 34, has been mostly dormant as a star in that time.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Researchers stressed that living plastics can function when the spores are dormant and decay when the spores are activated.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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This act interferes greatly with local departments of planning and development for erroneous climate protocols enacted by Ronald Regan.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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In banking, an erroneous decision affects a transaction.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Its gibbous disk appears small and featureless.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Trump has signed executive orders to reduce housing regulatory burdens and help smaller banks provide mortgages.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The company makes pickles in flavors such as hot, half-sour and sweet and spicy.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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It’s finished in a spicy-sweet sauce that would make a rubber tire taste good.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Allen, a California teacher, is charged with attempting to assassinate the president, transportation of a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony, and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Authorities rightly repaid the favor by charging Allen with attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, and transporting and discharging a firearm.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Charlotte’s growing Catholic presence Nationally, religious service attendance is down.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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The loss equaled 5 cents per share, down from a profit of 13 cents per share a year ago.—
Dylan Sherman,
Arkansas Online,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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