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
3
: to draw a line through (as an item on a list)
4
: to remove (something) by hitting it with a tool in a forceful way
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Three foreign ships were struck off the coast of Iraq and the United Arab Emirates overnight, authorities said, the latest in a flurry of incidents in or near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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Sam Meredith,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
To open the scoring, Kyrou struck off the rush, receiving a sweeping pass at the defensive blue line and zooming all the way up ice for a goal.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Seven were struck off Archer, who returned figures of 1-61 from his four overs.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Ferguson is listed as the sole director of the companies, all of which applied in recent days to be struck off the UK’s official Companies House register, where virtually all businesses must file information such as directors’ details and annual returns.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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Sam Meredith,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
To open the scoring, Kyrou struck off the rush, receiving a sweeping pass at the defensive blue line and zooming all the way up ice for a goal.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Seven were struck off Archer, who returned figures of 1-61 from his four overs.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Ferguson is listed as the sole director of the companies, all of which applied in recent days to be struck off the UK’s official Companies House register, where virtually all businesses must file information such as directors’ details and annual returns.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Strike off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20off. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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