as in departed
to leave a place often for another
I wish you would just bug off and leave me alone
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugged off
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Syed Asim Munir have departed Islamabad and are on their way to Switzerland where diplomatic discussions between the US and Iran are unfolding, a statement from the prime minister’s office said Sunday.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026 -
The robot is being tested aboard the Song Hang research vessel, which departed on June 8 from Changxing Island near Shanghai.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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The company exited bankruptcy on April 1, 2024.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
20 June 2026
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Talk to business owners who have already exited.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Peter Zenk Residents in Waite Park were picking up handfuls of hail after storms moved through the Stearns County community.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Guests were moved to nearby hotels.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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So who got a some fries with their shake?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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This is the same team that got all of the hostages out of the tunnels of Gaza that nobody said could be done.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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Benintendi went deep after pinch-hitter Sam Antonacci doubled off Fernando Cruz (4-2).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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News of his upcoming match went viral on Weibo, with the hashtag racking up more than 24 million views.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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The school’s windows were cracked, some shattered, while the roof had peeled off in places.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Each year, more can be peeled off.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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Room had a big game with more than a dozen saves; his wife, his wife pulled out the list of haters and went on the attack.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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The world’s second-largest consumer of crude oil, China, has pulled out all the stops to preserve supplies as the war in Iran has cut off access to more than 11 million barrels of oil per day.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Talks on Iran’s nuclear ambitions would be pushed off into the future.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Delegates pushed off a final say on a policy that would ban enforcement activity on county property and the sharing of personal information, while establishing a basis on how county employees cooperate with authorities.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2026
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“Bugged off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugged%20off. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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