1
: the start of a race or an attack
2
: a jumping competition to break a tie at the end of regular competition (as in a horse show)
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The deal with accountancy firm Oury Clark saved dozens of jobs and served as a jump-off point for Playhouse to supercharge its production wing.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
On the challenging course at HITS Del Mar, only three out of a field of 36 horse-and-rider combinations advanced to the final jump-off.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
This makes Saturday night an intriguing jump-off point.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Days later, the stadium witnessed wild moments from the men’s high jump, which featured a jump-off between the U.S.’s Shelby McEwen and Hamish Kerr.
—Cory Mull, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The flagpole was the meeting point for protests; the trees were the party jump-off.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The two friends shared an emotional hug upon their decision to each take home a gold rather than move into a jump-off to determine a winner.
—Tanisha Bhat, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
But season 2 would be some sort of fictional jump-off point of some kind.
—EW.com, 9 May 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
On the challenging course at HITS Del Mar, only three out of a field of 36 horse-and-rider combinations advanced to the final jump-off.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
This makes Saturday night an intriguing jump-off point.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Days later, the stadium witnessed wild moments from the men’s high jump, which featured a jump-off between the U.S.’s Shelby McEwen and Hamish Kerr.
—Cory Mull, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The flagpole was the meeting point for protests; the trees were the party jump-off.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The two friends shared an emotional hug upon their decision to each take home a gold rather than move into a jump-off to determine a winner.
—Tanisha Bhat, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
But season 2 would be some sort of fictional jump-off point of some kind.
—EW.com, 9 May 2024
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“Jump-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump-off. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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