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as in wrong
falling short of a standard
the milk tasted off
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as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
the computer is off, so you'll have to turn it on in order to use it
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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
that claim that everyone is actually related to everyone else seems a bit off
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as in small
small in degree
on the off chance that you do get straight A's, you can skip a grade
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as in spicy
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
a telltale smirk suggested that there was something off about his parting shot
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as in to assassinate
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 off
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
The Nationals are off Thursday before a series at Tampa Bay.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
Another victory for the players is FIFA’s support for mandatory, off-season rest periods for players, although some unions, most notably England’s Professional Footballers’ Association, are still concerned the governing body is retaining control of the international match calendar.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 10 June 2026
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
The show even found actors to portray characters inspired by real life: Jesse Tyler Ferguson played an ersatz Andy Cohen who offed a Real Housewife.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
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Adverb
But because the cameras are off, the show has set a few rules to ensure that its stars save all the drama for shooting days.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
The Nationals are off Thursday before a series at Tampa Bay.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
Adjective
From fine dining to the fine arts and from breaking a sweat on the mountain to breaking a sweat in the sauna, Whistler’s many offerings are shifting its off-season to the main event.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
Another victory for the players is FIFA’s support for mandatory, off-season rest periods for players, although some unions, most notably England’s Professional Footballers’ Association, are still concerned the governing body is retaining control of the international match calendar.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Verb
Keen observers, Anglophiles, and anyone who watches movies made before 1972 will notice more than a casual similarity to Kind Hearts and Coronets, the old Ealing comedy in which an enterprising young Dennis Price attempts to off his relatives in order to claim the family fortune.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
The show even found actors to portray characters inspired by real life: Jesse Tyler Ferguson played an ersatz Andy Cohen who offed a Real Housewife.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off
Adverb
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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During the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, Moriyasu led Japan to wins over Germany and Spain, and now Japan was able to take a point away from the Netherlands.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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But the truth may be that Anthropic is wrong about Mythos’ dangers, and that the government is taking a drastic action that could potentially hurt the US in the technology race with China.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
13 June 2026
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But it was soon revealed that the actors were given the wrong envelope by accountants from Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the firm charged with counting Oscar votes, keeping the results secret and organizing and handing out envelopes to presenters.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Prosecutors in Sacramento alleged that Williamson and at least two others conspired to funnel funds from former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra's dormant campaign account.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Williamson admitted to diverting $225,000 from a dormant Beccera campaign account to Sean McCluskie, Becerra’s longtime chief of staff.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The good news is, though, that while an erroneous freeze can cause big trouble with your bills, it can usually be reversed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Judge Nicole Hopps last month increased his minimum term of incarceration to 60 years after granting his request to correct the erroneous sentence.—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The national initiative is awarding more than $10 million to help small businesses grow, innovate, and strengthen their local communities, a spokesperson from the grant program said.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2026
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Supporting small businesses also played a major role in her strategy.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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So a delegation was despatched into a fairly spicy area of Mexico City called Tepito, famous for its markets.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Start by dumping of that new, spicy chicken sandwich and bringing back the original one - which was by far better than every other chicken sandwich, IMHO.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Cantrell confronts Ravenna, who admits that he was hired to assassinate the president and the House speaker but had not yet had the chance.—
Helaine Williams,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2026
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The president watched Israel assassinate his colleagues and superiors, faced accusations by ultra-conservative hardline politicians of compliance with Iran’s archenemy, the United States, and even oversaw a massive crackdown on protests.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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This year, 1,573 submissions are in contention across the 17 performer categories, down from 1,706 in 2025, a decline of nearly 8%.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Paul Pidutti’s excellent HHOF rankings site has Brind’Amour way down in a tie for 27th among eligible forwards, behind a long list that includes John LeClair, Keith Tkachuk, Patrik Elias, Henrik Zetterberg, Ryan Getzlaf and Rick Nash, to name several significantly ahead of him.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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