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Recent Examples of make off
Police officers responded to Patriot Fuels at 719 Boston Post Road on Feb. 21 on the report of an armed robbery and learned that a man wearing blue surgical gloves and a surgical mask had just allegedly made off with about $3,000, according to the Milford Police Department.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
The men are accused of making off with $19,000 in cash and about $25,000 in jewelry, along with the family’s five iPhones, officers said and WCAU reported.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Pope thriller Conclave made off with the evening's top trophy for outstanding cast while Zoe Saldana for Emilia Pérez and Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain continued their month-long sweeps in acting categories.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The theft echoes another heist in the Netherlands last November—this one botched—in which criminals blew off the doors of Oisterwijk’s MPV Gallery, making off with two Andy Warhol prints and leaving two more behind, damaged, in their haste.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
The men are accused of making off with $19,000 in cash and about $25,000 in jewelry, along with the family’s five iPhones, officers said and WCAU reported.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Pope thriller Conclave made off with the evening's top trophy for outstanding cast while Zoe Saldana for Emilia Pérez and Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain continued their month-long sweeps in acting categories.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The theft echoes another heist in the Netherlands last November—this one botched—in which criminals blew off the doors of Oisterwijk’s MPV Gallery, making off with two Andy Warhol prints and leaving two more behind, damaged, in their haste.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make off
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In utter disbelief, June responds by getting out of line and following the voice calling her name.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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If on or near Pamlico Sound, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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But when the streets ominously clear out and their sniper is spotted, they're forced to engage in a fierce battle with al-Qaeda insurgents.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, residents are clearing out local drugstores’ supplies of vitamin A and cod-liver oil, and showing up to a makeshift clinic that is giving out cod-liver oil.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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Condo prices are plummeting across Florida as homeowners flood the market with new inventory in a last-ditch attempt to escape rising fees on their units, according to new Redfin data.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Three adults — the boys’ father, grandmother and grandmother’s boyfriend — were able to escape the fire, which started in the basement and caused about $350,000 in damage to the home and its contents, according to the Carpentersville Fire Department.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20off. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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