as in murdering
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 offing
Michael Foster, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Kurzweil is spared the indignity of attempting to explain what this means, because the sixth epoch and its mysteries remain in the distant offing.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
But on Wednesday afternoon, members of both parties said that such an outcome was not in the immediate offing.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 5 Jan. 2023
Inflation remains high and a recession may well be in the offing.
—Will Johnson, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
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Noun
The last few months, with interest rate cuts in the offing, have been a big help, as utilities tend to rise as rates fall.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Kurzweil is spared the indignity of attempting to explain what this means, because the sixth epoch and its mysteries remain in the distant offing.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
But on Wednesday afternoon, members of both parties said that such an outcome was not in the immediate offing.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 5 Jan. 2023
Inflation remains high and a recession may well be in the offing.
—Will Johnson, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offing
Noun
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Then, on Wednesday, a day before Maryland took the court for its first Sweet 16 game in a decade, Willard dodged questions about his future with the Terps, a stark contrast to his comments a week earlier.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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My biggest anxiety about the show’s future is what will happen when its small-scale realism must be trumped by end-of-season stakes.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women as well as attempting to murder seven others.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
Arizona Republic,
2 Jan. 2025
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The timing was awkward — as Bashar and his gang were murdering unarmed protesters en masse.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Holmes and the White Sox’s Sean Burke are scheduled to make their fifth and fourth career starts, respectively, tomorrow.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The execs were speaking at Series Mania, which runs till tomorrow.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As resulting initiatives like Spelman’s and HBCUs Outside become more commonplace, there can be a signal to a new generation of young Black people that the intersection of environmentalism and cultural resilience are imperatives of Black futurity.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Nov. 2024
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Centrally, by having a coltan miner as the protagonist, the film links futurity with materiality and labor.—
Ruby Thélot,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Police made one arrest after executing a search warrant at a Connecticut smoke shop suspected of selling marijuana without a license.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
23 Dec. 2024
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He has been involved in executing the recommendations of the Interpath findings.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Offing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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