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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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.
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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
On December 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake measuring between magnitude 9.1 and 9.3 struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, rupturing for nearly 10 minutes in what scientists called the longest quake ever recorded.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The Ghana international, who spent two years with Leeds between 1995 and 1997, would cap a run of sensational strikes off with a long-range drive against Wimbledon that could arguably be one of the greatest goals of the 33-year Premier League era.
—Max Mathews, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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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
On December 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake measuring between magnitude 9.1 and 9.3 struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, rupturing for nearly 10 minutes in what scientists called the longest quake ever recorded.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The Ghana international, who spent two years with Leeds between 1995 and 1997, would cap a run of sensational strikes off with a long-range drive against Wimbledon that could arguably be one of the greatest goals of the 33-year Premier League era.
—Max Mathews, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Strike off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20off. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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