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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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.
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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
In 1952, before scientists had a strong understanding of plate tectonics, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Kamchatka peninsula in much the same region, sending a tsunami into the town of Severo-Kurilsk.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 31 July 2025
The tsunami followed a magnitude 8.8 earthquake, one of the strongest in recorded history, that struck off the country's Kamchatka Peninsula.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 31 July 2025
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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
In 1952, before scientists had a strong understanding of plate tectonics, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Kamchatka peninsula in much the same region, sending a tsunami into the town of Severo-Kurilsk.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 31 July 2025
The tsunami followed a magnitude 8.8 earthquake, one of the strongest in recorded history, that struck off the country's Kamchatka Peninsula.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 31 July 2025
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“Strike off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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