as in enjoying
to take pleasure in
he really gets off on being the person in charge of everyone else
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting off (on)
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This was welcome news to the 18 million Americans of Italian descent enjoying Italian-American heritage month each October.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Jessica Alba is enjoying some downtime on the beach in Australia.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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There’s a masochism element of loving being put through the ringer in some capacity.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
22 Oct. 2025
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Your voice, your art, and your light will remain forever in the history of Ecuador, but above all, in the hearts of those of us who had the privilege of loving you.—
Shyla Watson,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At an age when boys start liking girls and girls start liking boys, nobody showed the slightest bit of interest in Tupac.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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From that point on, the two were inseparable, despite liking rival NFL teams.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Getting off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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