as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
the blazing sun soon had the men doffing their jackets
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Recent Examples of doff
Kershaw doffed his cap, crossed his arms as if to give the entire crowd a hug, embraced his teammates one by one, popped back out of the dugout and tapped his heart, and waved to his wife Ellen and family in the second deck.
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Kisses were blown; hats were doffed.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Justin Verlander struck out the side in the first inning Sunday afternoon, walked off the mound to a standing ovation and doffed his cap to the crowd.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Hayes doffed his cap to the crowd in appreciation.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Kisses were blown; hats were doffed.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Justin Verlander struck out the side in the first inning Sunday afternoon, walked off the mound to a standing ovation and doffed his cap to the crowd.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Hayes doffed his cap to the crowd in appreciation.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doff
remove
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The committee ultimately amended the bill to remove vehicular homicide as a crime of violence.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Kansas City police chief and former FBI agent Lear Reed was on a campaign to clean up the police force and remove the lingering influences of Pendergast.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Doff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doff. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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