as in murdering
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 offing
Michael Foster, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Kurzweil is spared the indignity of attempting to explain what this means, because the sixth epoch and its mysteries remain in the distant offing.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
But on Wednesday afternoon, members of both parties said that such an outcome was not in the immediate offing.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 5 Jan. 2023
Inflation remains high and a recession may well be in the offing.
—Will Johnson, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
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Noun
The last few months, with interest rate cuts in the offing, have been a big help, as utilities tend to rise as rates fall.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Kurzweil is spared the indignity of attempting to explain what this means, because the sixth epoch and its mysteries remain in the distant offing.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
But on Wednesday afternoon, members of both parties said that such an outcome was not in the immediate offing.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 5 Jan. 2023
Inflation remains high and a recession may well be in the offing.
—Will Johnson, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offing
Noun
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In that case, any further rate cuts would be off the table for the foreseeable future.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Samsung’s Practical Tablet Samsung will be launching the Galaxy Tab S10 FE tablets in the near future, as the flurry of leaks suggests.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Eleven years after attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress, she's changed careers and started a family with a new husband, Bob Miller.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at ages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home in 1989.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Whether those steps are choreographed by one agency, several agencies, a holding company or the client’s in-house marketing team, syncing the components of your campaign is the difference between making an impact versus making a series of one-offs that nobody will remember the day after tomorrow.—
Tim Maleeny,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Although momentum in baseball should be as fickle as tomorrow’s starting pitcher, the New York Mets have managed to maintain it with their fan base through a difficult playoff loss, through the winter and into a new regular season, as seen in a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Centrally, by having a coltan miner as the protagonist, the film links futurity with materiality and labor.—
Ruby Thélot,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2024
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As resulting initiatives like Spelman’s and HBCUs Outside become more commonplace, there can be a signal to a new generation of young Black people that the intersection of environmentalism and cultural resilience are imperatives of Black futurity.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Nov. 2024
Verb
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This underscores the company’s track record of executing rapid-development projects on relatively modest budgets—Erinyes reportedly cost less than $15 million to develop over three years.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2025
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For instance, financial firms run ERP, CRM and wealth management platforms separately, with each business unit executing independent digital initiatives leading to disconnected AI strategies.—
Jabin Geevarghese George,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Offing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offing. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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