BUZZ (OFF) Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

buzz (off)

verb

Definition of buzz (off)

as in to exit

to leave a place often for another you've outstayed your welcome, so buzz off

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Verb

Sánchez allowed two runs in the sixth inning of Game 1 of the 2025 NLDS but still exited with a lead.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Reign goalkeeper Claudia Dickey made six saves before exiting the match following a collision with Wave forward Ludmila.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

Craig Mulholland, the head of development and talent management, departed at the end of the season to take on a new role as chief football officer at the Scottish FA.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Sanders, the tight end going into his third year, was drafted, after all, to provide an explosive and reliable receiving threat that the Panthers haven’t had since Greg Olsen departed in 2019.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

The Minot operation took that work a step further by moving an entire system for refurbishment.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Over the course of Exile, TV Rain’s studios as well as its various employees will be forced to move countries multiple times, everybody’s life and career atomized across the globe.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Slavia Prague The Czech champions briefly threatened an upset against Barcelona in the league phase last season, going ahead in sub-zero temperatures in Prague before the Catalan side turned up the heat to win 4-2.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Okamoto went 4 for 5 with a double and broke a 3-all tie in the seventh with an RBI single.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of go

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Turek is garnering 46% of the vote to Hinson’s 42%, while Libertarian candidate Thomas Laehn is getting 6%, and 6% of voters are undecided, according to the survey from Global Strategy Group conducted for Turek’s campaign.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
However, when the UK is involved, things get more complicated.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

Dabo has also missed on a bunch of key hires and new OC Chad Morris really has his work cut out for him.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Indeed, as a company that caters to the most-fickle and fastest-moving customers that retailers have ever seen, Journeys has its work cut out for it.

— Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of cut out

Verb

Chelsea and Everton were left stunned after Monaco called off the sale of Lamine Camara to the former English club, only for his team-mate and USMNT striker Folarin Balogun to pull out of a move to the latter.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Piacenti, 32, was stabbed in the abdomen after police say suspect Pamela Cisneros pulled out a pair of knives and attacked Piacenti and a 68-year-old man, according to NYPD Commissioner ⁠Jessica Tisch.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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