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bugging off

verb

present participle of bug off
as in departing
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 bugging off
  1. departing
  2. exiting
  3. moving
  4. running along
  5. going
  6. peeling off
  7. pulling out
  8. pushing off
Verb
  • Thanksgiving The most expensive and popular day when departing for the holiday is Wednesday.
    — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • On the heels of Steven Kolb departing the Council of Fashion Designers of America, CFDA vice chair Aurora James and her nonprofit, the Fifteen Percent Pledge, have been sued for fraud.
    — Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • Sally Habbershaw is exiting Mediawan after less than a year to become President of Global Distribution at the BBC’s commercial arm.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Sharon Levy is exiting Banijay’s Endemol Shine North America after nearly a decade at the company — including most recently as CEO.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Bank of America, Citigroup and Apollo underwrote the buyout debt package, one of the biggest ever and with many moving pieces, to fund the takeover.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This is just one season, but Guerrero’s outlook needs to change just as much as his production moving forward on the remaining 13 years of his deal.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Warm water running over, the feel of the grains between my hands, the sound of it like stones running along the pavement.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That money paid for the brick promenade now running along the Choptank River.
    — Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of running along
Verb
  • But this is Mahomes, Kelce, Jones and coach Andy Reid coming to town with three Super Bowls under their belt and a determination to return to contending form early this season after going 6-11 last year.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Dramatic cuffs added more angles to the look, while the buttons going undone at the waist created a touch of tension that transitioned to Edgar-Jones’ skirt.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • After peeling off the papery outer skin of the onion, place it on its side on a cutting board.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026
  • If summer is about peeling off layers, fall is about bringing them back.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of peeling off
Verb
  • Does Swift, having been queen of the world for this many years, still think of herself as a loser who’s pulling out of here to win?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Head coach Jeff Hafley, who also doubles as the defensive playcaller, intends on pulling out all the stops to address the defense’s pass-rushing shortcoming.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulling out
Verb
  • Staying level-headed as teams weigh their many options, continuing to work on one’s game and pushing off vacations during free-agency years are some of his biggest takeaways.
    — PJ Green July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • Pfendler began her 2,400-mile journey on May 21, pushing off from Monterey, and documented her journey with video updates on her @yourowkelsey social media pages.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of pushing off
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“Bugging off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugging%20off. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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