strike off
verb
struck off; struck off also stricken off; striking off; strikes off
1
: to produce in an effortless manner
strike off a poem
2
: to depict clearly and exactly
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Most modern bird fossils that had been unearthed at that point dated to after the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck off the coast of what’s now Mexico 66 million years ago.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The earthquake was recorded less than 10 miles east of the island after a separate temblor, which measured at magnitude 4.7, struck off the island's coast, according to the United States Geological Survey.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Thanks to the transformative effect of the documentary, specifically the lucrative sponsorship deals struck off the back of it, Wrexham’s annual income will be slightly north of £20million when the next set of accounts for 2023-24 are published in the spring.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
But the goal was struck off and the game finished goalless.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The earthquake was recorded less than 10 miles east of the island after a separate temblor, which measured at magnitude 4.7, struck off the island's coast, according to the United States Geological Survey.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Thanks to the transformative effect of the documentary, specifically the lucrative sponsorship deals struck off the back of it, Wrexham’s annual income will be slightly north of £20million when the next set of accounts for 2023-24 are published in the spring.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
But the goal was struck off and the game finished goalless.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Strike off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20off. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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