pike (out or off)

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Verb
  • This demographic shift is creating a double whammy for employers: Not only are fewer people seeking new opportunities, but a significant portion of the experienced workforce will soon exit the market.
    Duane Tursi, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The Dallas phone company had taken a blood-bath in its four-year foray into entertainment and was eager to exit.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • The two new fire stations, plus the new fire department headquarters that is set to hold a relocated Fire Station 4, are being moved at the recommendation of a 2021 plan that looked to lower emergency response times.
    R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
  • Word moved around the ticket-holders, likely waiting for Novak Djokovic’s match to follow this one, that one of their own was doing something special.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • This blunt attribution departs from the more generalized threat descriptions of previous administrations.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 6 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 6 in Washington, D.C.
    Sonam Sheth Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Because the Trump administration has prioritized cutting out waste and fraud, there will likely be increased focus on this type of federal government mismanagement of funds moving forward, Thompson said.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
  • Apple is seemingly hoping that the court will agree that Musi's complaint misrepresents the facts and is so misleading that the complaint must be struck entirely, perhaps cutting out the heart of Musi's argument.
    Ashley Belanger – May 27, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • Clients would get the remains of not only their loved one, but also the remains of other bodies.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 2 June 2025
  • Left-hander Pierce Coppola got the start and, after a dominant return against Alabama to the tune of 10 strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings, just couldn’t find the zone.
    Jackson Castellano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • What went right, what went wrong, and what are the prospects for Elon's mammoth rocket meeting NASA's goals for a moon landing in 2027?
    Space.com Staff, Space.com, 31 May 2025
  • The funds raised at this event are crucial, as the net proceeds go directly to DMVA, allowing the organization to further its essential nonprofit mission: to bolster and sustain the small businesses that form the heart of the Del Mar community, the news release stated.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • They were bailed out, delisted from the NYSE on July 7, 2010, placed under FHFA’s conservatorship, and began trading on OTC markets the next day.
    Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • Officers pursued the suspect, who bailed out of the car before police arrested him.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • With the Oilers coming off a Game 1 overtime win and the fans still feeling bliss, Friday’s game got off to a blistering start.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
  • The glitchy livestream got off to an inauspicious start, with technical difficulties delaying the event for almost an hour.
    Spriha Srivastava,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 June 2025
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“Pike (out or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pike%20%28out%20or%20off%29. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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