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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
  • Investing more heavily in technology, shifting resources to a newer product line or exiting an activity with poor long-term economics are rational decisions.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Six days after Guillen collapsed while exiting X2, Naomi Greer-Wilkinson rode the roller coaster.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of exit
Verb
  • Kenita Lloyd, will depart just short of five years of service at the end of 2026, according to an internal memo obtained by The News and two sources.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Smith departed the network in March 2024 after 12 years, with a send-off on NBC’s Today.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Taken together, the announcements show Meta moving beyond the idea of glasses as simply VR or camera devices.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • There’s been a steady drumbeat of streaming price hikes as companies over the last few years — and months — as companies moved away from a focus on subscriber additions to profitability.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • As previously reported, the Laneway shows in Perth and Adelaide have been scaled back and will go ahead as sideshows.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Many of those conversations went viral or became news in their own right.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • Menopausal women spent years unable to get relief from the potentially deadly but often preventable effects of recurrent urinary tract infections, due to the FDA’s black box warning for estrogen products.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Even if Xi’s trip proves to be more form than function, Lyle Goldstein, the director of the Asia Program at Defense Priorities, argued that getting the pair in the same room is a step in the right direction.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • The skin of an eggplant is edible and contains much of the vegetable’s antioxidant content, including nasunin, though very large or older eggplants may have a tougher skin that is best peeled off.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 13 Sep. 2026
  • With Doak’s game clock defunct, ESPN peeled off one of its scorebug operators to shadow the officials, starting and stopping the on-screen time by hand, second by second.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • While accepting the Moon Person, fans watching at home were confused when the sound cut out as Carpenter was talking.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The tailor had had his work cut out fitting the soft woollen battle-dress blouse to Dovner’s unathletic and paunchy frame.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • Witness told police that one of those men pulled out a gun and shot the other before fleeing the scene.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • To kick off the show, then, Madge had to pull out all of the stops—including a fabulous stage wardrobe, styled by her longtime collaborator Rita Melssen.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of pull out
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“Buzz (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzz%20%28off%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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