FIRST OFF Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

first off

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Definition of first off

as in first

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Morris has held other leadership roles in education before stepping into her current position, first leading the school’s Dallas-area campus in Irving, Texas, then returning to the Atlanta area last year to lead the campus in Decatur.

— Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The protests first began in April, triggered by the death of former Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang at the age of 73.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

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Some of the best accommodations around the park are Disney Resorts Collection hotels, and select properties under that umbrella are currently offering up to 30% off stays of at least five consecutive nights from now through October 3, 2026.

— Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Three days later, the person authorities in multiple countries now say was the attacker was revealed to be Anastasiia Berezovska – a Ukrainian woman with a large snake tattoo on her arm.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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Bagherzadeh, who leads Iran’s armed forces’ missing persons search committee, earlier claimed that Qatar had held the three crew members for months after their planes were shot down early in the war.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Los Angeles likes to draft tight ends a year early, since the transition, mentally and physically, at this position and in this offense is so extreme.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of early

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The average price of a new car could, before long, jump to $60,000 and beyond.

— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
However, the bats that the Padres drafted last month have already begun to make their professional debuts in full-season ball and second-round shortstop Elliot Lascelles could join the Storm before long.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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