as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
the blazing sun soon had the men doffing their jackets
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Recent Examples of doff
Tang Ren’s histrionic, oftentimes scatological behavior is offset by Qin Feng’s almost superhuman intuition, and director Chen Sicheng has repeatedly doffed his cap to the BBC’s hugely successful series Sherlock, not least in the vivid visualisations of Holmes’ deductive reasoning.
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James Marsh, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Organizers recited an ancient Hawaiian prayer before we were each provided a tool, and told to doff our shoes and step into the frigid waters surrounding the fields.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024
Shame is doffed like a dowdy jacket; the body is unequivocally embraced.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
The South American player, 37, doffed his shirt and unbuckled his pants to play through the 13th hole after his ball landed on the muddy shore of a pond at the DP World Tour’s Soudal Open in Schilde, Belgium on Friday, May 24.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
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James Marsh, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Organizers recited an ancient Hawaiian prayer before we were each provided a tool, and told to doff our shoes and step into the frigid waters surrounding the fields.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024
Shame is doffed like a dowdy jacket; the body is unequivocally embraced.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
The South American player, 37, doffed his shirt and unbuckled his pants to play through the 13th hole after his ball landed on the muddy shore of a pond at the DP World Tour’s Soudal Open in Schilde, Belgium on Friday, May 24.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
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He's promised to remove taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, and continue tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy, passed during his first term.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Defense Department at one point temporarily removed training videos recognizing the Tuskegee Airmen and an online biography of Jackie Robinson.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Doff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doff. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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