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Recent Examples of make off
The thieves reportedly made off with £10.4 million ($12.7 million) in jewelry and other goods.
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Thieves made off with goods like these without even bothering to refill the holes.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
In September 2024, thieves allegedly made off with Pokemon cards worth $70,000 — after asking store employees which cards were worth the most, NHK reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Watson, then 16, and a friend forced their way into a Plantation home armed with a gun, fought with one of the residents and made off with a video camera and cellphone worth $575.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Thieves made off with goods like these without even bothering to refill the holes.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
In September 2024, thieves allegedly made off with Pokemon cards worth $70,000 — after asking store employees which cards were worth the most, NHK reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Watson, then 16, and a friend forced their way into a Plantation home armed with a gun, fought with one of the residents and made off with a video camera and cellphone worth $575.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make off
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The victim was able to get out of the vehicle within a short time and ran to a nearby residence.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Nets shot just 21.1% in a third quarter where they were outscored 23-12, and that’s when the game truly got out of hand.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Conditions will improve on Sunday morning across the Northeast as skies gradually clear out.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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After the field had cleared out following batting practice ahead of that Game 3, Pat Sr. took a bucket of balls to the outfield and started pitching them to his son.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2025
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Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo when an unknown vandal cut open the mesh of his enclosure.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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With Christopher Nkunku dropping deep to receive the ball, Cole Palmer, thanks to Reece James pushing into midfield, escapes the clutches of Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood — a situation that rarely came about in the 70 minutes before that — to find space.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20off. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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