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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
Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
More beauty finds from Urban Decay, Tree Hut, Shark Beauty, and more are up to 50 percent off until December 24.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
During these off days, Clark shot extremely well during drills.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
By walking out on the thin branch of innovation without a net, Sam’s Club will get a better understanding of what trade offs customers are willing make in exchange for a more convenient, time saving, and easy shopping experience.
—Chris Walton, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Although a single credible alternative to the U.S. dollar, such as a BRICS currency, is still a long way off, sanctioned countries including Iran, North Korea, and Russia are making international de-dollarization a priority.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
More beauty finds from Urban Decay, Tree Hut, Shark Beauty, and more are up to 50 percent off until December 24.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Jenna Bush Hager often shares stories and photos of her husband and children, sharing insight into their off camera lives.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
During these off days, Clark shot extremely well during drills.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
Anton offs his parents and his besties before figuring out what’s going on.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
By walking out on the thin branch of innovation without a net, Sam’s Club will get a better understanding of what trade offs customers are willing make in exchange for a more convenient, time saving, and easy shopping experience.
—Chris Walton, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off
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At so many different points over the past three years, this opportunity felt lightyears away.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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This gives you media controls without leaving the touchpad or mousing away from your work.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
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The swindles also involved fake investments, phony sweepstakes, and tech support scams in which a person was contacted and told there was something wrong with their computer, which could be corrected for a fee.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2025
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The outlet reports that Puente would even continue to write letters to her tenants’ family members for months following their deaths in order to cover her tracks and lead the families to believe nothing was wrong.Sean Neumann, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Many plants go dormant, with their tops dying back and all their energy stored safely below ground.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
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The five-square-mile island is almost entirely a hilly volcano (dormant, don’t worry) and with very little flat land to host an airport.Johanna Read, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Fame-first culture is particularly rampant among younger generations who have bought into the idea that fame signals value—an erroneous inference that a person who is well-known for something must have achieved something.Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The erroneous emergency alert caused a stir in all parts of Los Angeles.Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created Blue Origin back in 2000, but has to date only launched the smaller suborbital New Shepard rockets from its facilities in West Texas.RICHARD TRIBOU ORLANDO SENTINEL (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Those smaller fires, like the Woodley and Lidia fires, have been contained as of Monday, and 89% of the moderately sized Hurst Fire is also under control, Cal Fire said.Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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The finish is long and sweet, with lingering fruity and spicy notes.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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They are known for serving Sichuan, a specific type of Chinese cuisine that is hot and spicy.Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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The honor is not exclusively reserved for presidents, though—there were national days of mourning after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Catch up quick: After Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the Shia militia group suffered a series of defeats, the Biden administration decided to take advantage of the situation and push Lebanese leaders to elect a new president.Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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One of them was a couple doors down from the $30 million mansion owned by music producer Pharrell Williams.Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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There were just $30 billion in deals last year, according to Leerink, down from a peak of $219 billion in 2019.Kelly Evans, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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