buzz (off)

verb

Definition of buzz (off)next
as in to exit
to leave a place often for another you've outstayed your welcome, so buzz off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buzz (off)
  1. exit
  2. depart
  3. move
  4. go
  5. get
  6. peel off
  7. cut out
  8. pull out
Verb
  • Alme will still likely win based on the latest polling, but the margin could have been closer if Bankhead exited the race.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Yamamoto exited after giving up three runs and four hits in the shortest start of his career.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of exit
Verb
  • Founders and designers Dean and Dan Caten had been leading the company since the exit in February 2024 of general manager Ennio Fontana, who departed after less than a year in the role.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Offensive tackle Tyler Guyton (back) and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (quad) were also present at practice after departing in the fourth quarter of last week’s loss to the Buccaneers.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Components can move from machining to assembly on the same day or the following day, enabling teams to test design changes on physical hardware sooner.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • However, the higher PPI is pointing to an economy that is gradually moving away from deflationary pressures even if the recovery remains uneven, said Hao Zhou, chief economist at Guotai Junan International Holdings.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • Trailing the Brewers 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, the Dodgers desperately need to put themselves in the best possible position to win Game 3 and avoid four straight win-or-go-home contests.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • As a result of the fine, Treasury said that Bank of America will work with a third party to report any further transactions to FinCEN that had gone undetected.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • White said Salvation Brands is not to be confused with the big brand management firms such as Authentic Brands Group and WHP Global, which are getting all the attention these days.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Waddhwa moved to strike a film development deal around the incident after getting unsolicited inquiries from Indian media firms.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • As with the previous hour, which opened with the Russian assassins stalking River and Sid at the bowling alley, this episode picks up at the suspense cliffhanger of these same assassins peeling off with an abducted Sid in their car.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Large sheets of roofing material peeled off of the Rest and Relax Inn in Pensacola, Florida, due to powerful storm winds, as seen in footage posted to Instagram.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • If mechanical parts fail or electricity cuts out, coolant circulation can quickly stop.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • Coach Curt Cignetti was asked after the game how his team could play so poorly for most of three quarters and still pull out a win.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Halfway through, Brill pulls out a machine that fills the stage with foam, submerging the actors in a cumulus of bubbles.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of pull out
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