as in to die
to stop living
he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 102
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Recent Examples of pop off
The shield was designed to melt away, not pop off in chunks.
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Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Surprisingly, firing a slew of hard-working people in order to flatter the bottom line didn’t make for a happier workplace — or for more equitable business practices (a trio of strikes popped off in February of 2025, two of which lasted for 58 days).
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
At 17 and clearly being intoxicated, my go-to was to pop off.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
All these delightful, unkempt, messy characters, and the actors who portray them, pop off the screen in huge ways.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Surprisingly, firing a slew of hard-working people in order to flatter the bottom line didn’t make for a happier workplace — or for more equitable business practices (a trio of strikes popped off in February of 2025, two of which lasted for 58 days).
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
At 17 and clearly being intoxicated, my go-to was to pop off.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
All these delightful, unkempt, messy characters, and the actors who portray them, pop off the screen in huge ways.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pop off
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Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola’s all-time leading scorer who helped the Ramblers end a 16-year NCAA Tournament drought during his All-America senior season, died Friday.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Game 7 is where tall tales begin and dreams die.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Right-hander Roki Sasaki strengthened his case Saturday with a quality start, despite some hiccups, as the Dodgers fell 3-2 to the Cardinals, extending their losing streak to four games.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Jupiter Jupiter, as darkness falls, will be roughly one-third up from the western horizon to the point directly overhead.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The stability at the club, even after Squinzi and his wife passed away within six weeks of each other in 2019, has been to Sassuolo’s benefit.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Vanessa passed away in the comic books in two different ways, but that takes Fisk now into a place where, for me, all bets are off.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed Friday that a criminal probe is underway into the deaths of sloths at Sloth World, a planned International Drive attraction that will not open after animals languished and perished in warehouses owned by the company in Orlando.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Two people who perished in a fatal Bronx blaze didn’t stand a chance after their neighbors left a door open that allowed the fire to quickly spread, officials said Friday.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Start on the ground floor, check out the temporary exhibition space upstairs, then do a quick browse through the bookshop.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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Jeffrey Marquez, Thornton To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Courteney Cox steps out in an a brown and black outfit with a puffer vest in New York City on April 29.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Dannielynn Birkhead is stepping out in style once again for Kentucky Derby weekend, continuing a long-standing family tradition with her father, Larry Birkhead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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“Pop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pop%20off. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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