BUGGING OFF Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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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To de-escalate the situation and for officer safety, officers did not proceed with the arrest at the Las Vegas Airport and chose to instead arrest him at his flight the following day departing the Los Angeles International Airport on July 14.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Okay, maybe while departing my hotel’s driveway, but that’s about it.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 July 2026

Definition of departing

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That means that in order to attend, your device needs to be secured in a Yondr pouch, only to be unlocked upon exiting the venue (White was actually the first artist to use Yondr).

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
The victim had been riding as a passenger in a Jeep driving on Hudson Street that was sideswiped by a Ford pickup truck exiting a driveway near a Shell gas station, authorities said.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Definition of exiting

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Regena and Frankie Felix went to the hospital ready for the birth of their child, but they were sent home by staff who felt Regena’s labor wasn’t moving along fast enough on Monday, July 13, Fox 10 reported.

— Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Consider Updating Your Plumbing Just like with lighting, switches, and outlets, many kitchen renovators plan on adding or moving plumbing lines for appliances, pot fillers, and more.

— Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 18 July 2026

Definition of moving

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There was a point that night, still being replayed on social media even now, where Connors was running along the back wall, throwing up lobs as the noise in the place kept building with each one.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
The district is in the central part of Palm Beach County, running along the coast.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026

Definition of running along

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Trump had said the repairs would last a century, but within days of the project’s initial completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom.

— Matthew Daly, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Visitors and reporters also spotted the lining peeling off and floating to the surface.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of peeling off

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Kramer agreed, crediting facility partners at Sporting Kansas City, the KC Current, the University of Kansas and the $20-million Swope Soccer Village for pulling out the stops to attract the world’s best teams.

— Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
An unidentified man wearing blue basketball shorts and a Knicks hat was spotted in a video obtained by ABC News getting down on one knee, pulling out a red box and holding up a ring.

— Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 18 June 2026

Definition of pulling out

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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
Sprinting entails pushing off with your feet and abruptly activating your calf muscles.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Definition of pushing off

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