strike off
verb
struck off; struck off also stricken off; striking off; strikes off
1
: to produce in an effortless manner
strike off a poem
2
: to depict clearly and exactly
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The country is still recovering from a powerful quake that struck off the central island of Cebu less than two weeks ago.
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The buildup has coincided with recent strikes off the Venezuelan coast, including one confirmed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week that killed four individuals aboard a vessel allegedly tied to drug trafficking.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
With the backing of Liberty Film Production and Remain in Light, Van den Broeck, and Van Marcke struck off on their own to set-up The Searchers, which officially launched in Toronto in September 2015.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Ireland lost three fixtures against the West Indies due to weather this summer, a tour by Afghanistan was cancelled, and a visit by Australia for last August was also struck off because of financial reasons.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The buildup has coincided with recent strikes off the Venezuelan coast, including one confirmed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week that killed four individuals aboard a vessel allegedly tied to drug trafficking.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
With the backing of Liberty Film Production and Remain in Light, Van den Broeck, and Van Marcke struck off on their own to set-up The Searchers, which officially launched in Toronto in September 2015.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Ireland lost three fixtures against the West Indies due to weather this summer, a tour by Afghanistan was cancelled, and a visit by Australia for last August was also struck off because of financial reasons.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Strike off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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