stay off
phrasal verb
stayed off; staying off; stays off
1
: to avoid (something)
Let's stay off the subject of politics.
She's doing a good job of staying off drugs.
2
: to not go on (something)
Please stay off the grass.
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While Archie and Lilibet stay off camera, Harry does make an on-screen cameo in the special — a sweet kitchen moment as Meghan cooks her mom Doria Ragland’s traditional Christmas Eve gumbo.
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Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Others are packing up their lives and moving just to stay off the streets.
—Mark Stuart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Visitors to coastal areas are urged to use caution and to stay off rocks and jetties.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Others are packing up their lives and moving just to stay off the streets.
—Mark Stuart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Visitors to coastal areas are urged to use caution and to stay off rocks and jetties.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Stay off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20off. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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