bug off

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Recent Examples of bug off To keep pesky bugs off your skin, the pants feature a rope lock around the cuffs. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026 Blast bugs off your house with the garden hose. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025 To keep harlequin bugs off of vegetables, the simplest approach is to cover the plants immediately after planting. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025 Relying on Pesticides For decades, many gardeners have relied on chemical pesticides to keep bugs off their plants. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bug off
Verb
  • But Roosevelt continued to press for progressive tax reform even after Long departed from the political (and earthly) stage.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • That figure undercuts the simplest version of the story, in which departing billionaires are draining capital from the state alongside their personal wealth.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Following a consultation with Groeschner, Schmitt exited the game and slowly walked off the field.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Iran remains incentivized to exercise maximum control over shipping traffic entering and exiting the oil-rich region.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Russia has used ports such as Astrakhan and Olya to move military cargo between Iran and Russia, according to analysts.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The annual judging is done by examining the photos of the works, given that the medium, blackboards, can’t be moved easily.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Fans were in horror before going quiet as Aubrey Edwards called for the bell.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • But Tessarion’s always there and there’s a love and a deep appreciation that goes both ways with them.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • When Marshall showed up, Reyes and Chamberlain both fired guns at Marshall as Marshall tried to get away, according to the affidavit.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • The idea is that the more of the filter feeders cling to the seawall, the cleaner the canal gets.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • On the left exit from I-70 to northbound I-635, the motorcycle went off the road to the right, according to the report.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Sumrall certainly made a splash, but when a reporter's cell phone ringer went off during his time at the podium, the 44-year-old let everyone in the room know his stance on the matter.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • That edge hasn’t been on display, likely because the Giants got off to a bad start and haven’t built any momentum all season.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • As New York recounts, Sun was instrumental in helping WLFI get off the ground.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Lightspeed’s new Klaviyo integration lets merchants automate personalized customer communications, cutting out manual data work and disconnected tools.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • One thing’s for sure, referee Slavko Vinčić will have his work cut out from the off.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

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“Bug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bug%20off. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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