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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Imagine you are sat in that same room with the whiteboard, and mentally cross off those targets that are no longer acquirable — and read on below.
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Options are crossed off or circled under each category using a magic number, yielding your final resolution in life.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 June 2025
And it shouldn't be treated as just another task to cross off the list by controlling family members.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 June 2025
On my trip, I was surrounded by people in their 30s and 40s, all crossing off the elusive seventh continent from their list.
—Caroline Eubanks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Options are crossed off or circled under each category using a magic number, yielding your final resolution in life.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 June 2025
And it shouldn't be treated as just another task to cross off the list by controlling family members.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 June 2025
On my trip, I was surrounded by people in their 30s and 40s, all crossing off the elusive seventh continent from their list.
—Caroline Eubanks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 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 6 Jul. 2025.
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