FIRST OFF Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

first off

adverb

Definition of first off

as in first

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Baltimore starter Kyle Bradish gave up a home run with a runner on first in the fifth inning but was still in the game in the eighth when Arroyo had a one-out single.

— C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Beijing rarely reports its missile tests, but according to the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the JL-3 was first tested in 2018 and then once more a year later.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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Leading the list is the United States’ third-country refugee agreements and the Citizenship by Investment program, which both Washington and the European Union have now linked to visa restrictions.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Over 200 now staff remote hospitals across Calabria, Italy’s poorest region in the tip of the country's boot.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

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When the next study goes viral The next promising study about cancer or another disease is almost certain to appear on your social media feed before long.

— Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
China’s other labs, including DeepSeek and Moonshot AI, will almost certainly release similarly capable and inexpensive AI agents before long.

— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

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