see off
verb
saw off; seen off; seeing off; sees off
1
: to go to an airport, train station, etc., with (someone who is leaving) in order to say goodbye
She saw her son off at the train station.
2
British
: to chase or force (someone) away from a place
The police finally saw them off.
3
British
: to defeat or stop (an enemy, opponent, etc.)
They saw off the opposition.
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Vessels are seen off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on May 21, 2026.
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Sam Meredith,justina Lee,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Another was seen off the coast of Bahia in Brazil before being sighted 22 years later in Hervey Bay, Australia, about 9,383 miles away, according to the study published in Royal Society Open Science.
—CBS News, 20 May 2026
Dusky sharks — which were spotted attacking seals off Nantucket in the past — have also been seen off Orleans’ Nauset Beach, where great white sharks are frequently spotted during the summer and fall.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Starmer’s realism—or obstinacy, depending on your point of view—had seen off an immediate challenge.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
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Sam Meredith,justina Lee,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Another was seen off the coast of Bahia in Brazil before being sighted 22 years later in Hervey Bay, Australia, about 9,383 miles away, according to the study published in Royal Society Open Science.
—CBS News, 20 May 2026
Dusky sharks — which were spotted attacking seals off Nantucket in the past — have also been seen off Orleans’ Nauset Beach, where great white sharks are frequently spotted during the summer and fall.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Starmer’s realism—or obstinacy, depending on your point of view—had seen off an immediate challenge.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
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“See off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20off. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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