as in immediately
without delay
I told her straight off that I was not going to do that
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Recent Examples of straight off
Her statement tweed coat, straight off of the Chanel runway, costs $9,600.
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Nicol Natale, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Compare this with a short-term property-sharing business like Airbnb, whose competitors must almost go global straight off the bat.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Interestingly enough, the Roomy is actually something of an MPV-camper van straight off the Toyota lot, a five-seater with two front seats that fold completely flat and a rear bench that reclines by up to 70 degrees.
—New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025
Lately, fitness influencers are scooping heaps of sea moss gel, a colorless goo, into smoothies, coffee, and chia puddings—or just eating it straight off the spoon.
—Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 18 Jan. 2025
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Nicol Natale, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Compare this with a short-term property-sharing business like Airbnb, whose competitors must almost go global straight off the bat.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Interestingly enough, the Roomy is actually something of an MPV-camper van straight off the Toyota lot, a five-seater with two front seats that fold completely flat and a rear bench that reclines by up to 70 degrees.
—New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025
Lately, fitness influencers are scooping heaps of sea moss gel, a colorless goo, into smoothies, coffee, and chia puddings—or just eating it straight off the spoon.
—Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straight off
Adverb
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The Baytown Police Department and the Goose Creek CISD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for further information on Saturday, March 22.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, but his identity wasn’t immediately released.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The trio of decision makers answered the former Seattle Seahawk’s trade request, and then Pittsburgh promptly extended the two-time Pro Bowler with a handsome new five-year, $150 million contract.—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Follow evacuation orders: When local authorities issue an evacuation order, promptly comply.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Once placed, DraftKings will instantly send you six (6) bonus bets worth $25 apiece.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Of course, the star of the show is definitely the formula, which claims to instantly reduce the appearance of shadows and pores to even out the skin tone—all the while promising a streak-free application and buildable coverage.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Luckily, tons of cooling bedding pieces are on sale at Amazon now, including cooling sheets, pillows, comforters, blankets, and more.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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It’s remained close to the vest—aka on the Notes App of my phone—until now.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Many of those affected likely worked in areas directly related to the processing of federal student aid applications.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Notably, every spoken word in the game is taken directly from Shakespeare’s original text, preserving the rhythms and musicality of the language while adapting the structure to fit an interactive format.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Dine as locals do: Share a table, drink the potent tea, and be bold, nabbing small plates right off the clattering trolleys.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Bon Appétit,
19 Mar. 2025
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Seventeen games later, that direction of travel has turned out to be right off a cliff.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Jaclyn’s secret tryst was discovered right away: Kate spotted Valentin leaving her room in the morning and then went and blabbed to Laurie, who was (understandably) upset.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Boudreaux: The Social Security Administration needs to be notified right away.—
Larry Light,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Negan used Lucille to bash in the face and brains of Maggie’s husband Glenn (Steven Yeun) right in front of her in The Walking Dead's infamous lineup scene from the season 6 finale and season 7 premiere.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The duet between Ashley McBryde and Terri Clark was not even the only female/female duet of the night: That started right at the top of the show, with McEntire and Yearwood kicking things off together.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Straight off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straight%20off. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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