cross off
phrasal verb
crossed off; crossing off; crosses off
: to draw a line through (a name or item on a list)
They crossed off the names of the people who had already been invited.
We can cross her off our list of potential donors.
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However, Hamilton is a big name to cross off the list, and the timing could be critical with safety prices rising in recent years.
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Regular-season baseball is a six-month drama, a mosaic that gets filled in a little more as each day is crossed off the schedule.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump did not reveal the names of the two other contenders but crossed off Bessent as a potential replacement for Powell, whose term as chairman ends in May 2026.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
After all, most people want to feel productive and work toward crossing off important goals from their to-do list.
—Lauren Howe, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Regular-season baseball is a six-month drama, a mosaic that gets filled in a little more as each day is crossed off the schedule.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump did not reveal the names of the two other contenders but crossed off Bessent as a potential replacement for Powell, whose term as chairman ends in May 2026.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
After all, most people want to feel productive and work toward crossing off important goals from their to-do list.
—Lauren Howe, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cross off
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“Cross off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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