1
as in to explode
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off
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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course
the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch
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3
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
don't go off without telling us where we can find you
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Recent Examples of go off
Video of the incident showed Tucker staggering and reaching for her head after being hit before going off the track.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Goldberg went off to do various projects while Lesnar tried his hand at the NFL before going into MMA.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The Hyundai had gone off of Cline Avenue at Wicker Avenue and all four occupants exited, but Lake County officers soon had all of them in custody.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Fleury smiled through the pain of the loss after the game, and noted that the puck had gone off the stick of Wild defenseman Brock Faber on the way to the back of the net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Goldberg went off to do various projects while Lesnar tried his hand at the NFL before going into MMA.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The Hyundai had gone off of Cline Avenue at Wicker Avenue and all four occupants exited, but Lake County officers soon had all of them in custody.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Fleury smiled through the pain of the loss after the game, and noted that the puck had gone off the stick of Wild defenseman Brock Faber on the way to the back of the net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go off
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Then people start getting killed: a fatal injection in the shower, someone who gets shot and falls into an exploding brickhouse of fireworks, and plenty of knives out.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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SpaceX's Starship spacecraft, which exploded just minutes into its flight on Thursday, was uncrewed, and no injuries have been reported.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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About 20% of MASH cases progress into cirrhosis over several years.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Liverpool defender began the game on the front foot, and gave his opponent no time on the ball, but as the half progressed, Gordon was eventually able to isolate him.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Marine Force one then departed for Joint Base Andrews.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Piers Morgan presided over a stormy encounter on his chat show, before one guest departed abruptly.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2025
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That a cooking gas cannister won’t detonate in error, and spark a shoot-out that breaks the peace permanently.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Just before noon, an archeologist located what... Posted by Vancouver Police Department on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 The teams developed a plan to safely detonate the ordnance.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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However, once the exchange went viral, his bosses urged him to do so on ESPN First Take, which Smith lead as talent and executive producer.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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The suspect allegedly drove a black Nissan at a high rate of speed while exiting the highway before losing control of the vehicle and hitting a tree.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Instead of redoubling decarbonization efforts, the U.S. and the European Union are rolling back climate laws, Canada is axing the consumer carbon tax, China and India are continuing to build coal plants, and corporations are exiting net zero climate commitments.—
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Ben Stiller is shown reprising his role of Hal, and Christopher McDonald and Julie Bowen pop up as Gilmore's golf nemesis Shooter McGavin and former PGA Tour publicist Virginia Venit, respectively. Need a break?—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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And Cure, Neal Bodenheimer’s beloved New Orleans bar, is popping up at the resort through March.—
Andy Wang,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Judge also denied UMG’s motion to dismiss the band’s allegations of copyright infringement, allowing those claims to proceed in his federal court.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Grissom proceeded to the bedroom where Matthews took Kopf's young children.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Go off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20off. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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