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Recent Examples of give off
His 235 pounds, stretched to the heavens, might give off fragility, but a heart worthy of championships beats beneath his chest.
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Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
These vibrant flowers give off a pungent odor that is known to repel everyone from aphids to deer.
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Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
According to Our Blood Institute, people with higher metabolic rates give off more CO₂, which attracts mosquitoes.
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Ryan Brennan
may 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
But McCoy has a recent enough injury history to give off Jonathon Brooks vibes.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for give off
Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
These vibrant flowers give off a pungent odor that is known to repel everyone from aphids to deer.
—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
According to Our Blood Institute, people with higher metabolic rates give off more CO₂, which attracts mosquitoes.
—
Ryan Brennan
may 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
But McCoy has a recent enough injury history to give off Jonathon Brooks vibes.
—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give off
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All smartphones sold in the country are required to emit a shutter sound when taking photos and videos, an industry measure designed to deter covert photography.
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The sun also emits two other types of UV light – UVC (200-280 nm) and vacuum UV (100-200 nm) – but these are stopped by the atmosphere, so sunscreens do not typically need to be able to block them.
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These vanes form gaps between the metal plates that vent heat.
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This is a freestanding floor unit venting through a custom panel in a partially open window, as shown above.
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To prevent that, some operators maintain low oil flow rates, akin to dripping a faucet in freezing cold weather to avoid frozen pipes.
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Or a cartoony hamburger that is doing a little too much — the cheese drip a little too textured, the shine on the bun a little uncanny.
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Still, Pushan Dutt, a professor of economics at INSEAD, suggests that increasing desperation by both Asian buyers and Middle Eastern producers to get things flowing again could accelerate that timeline.
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Much of that growth has flowed into the same infrastructure debt funding the AI build-out, the data-centre bonds and private credit that carry investment-grade ratings and pay more than ordinary corporate paper.
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There was a struggle and the firearm discharged.
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At Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, about 37 miles south of Mendon, spokeswoman Amy Weber said some patients had been discharged and the hospital was working with local emergency management to find temporary overnight housing.
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Bobadilla’s trickled over the line agonisingly for Paraguay, and Burgess surely should have sorted his feet out quicker and anticipated that the ball would be fired towards his feet.
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As the match ended in a 1-1 draw, fans trickled out with smiles on their faces, eager to find their next World Cup-viewing destination.
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“Give off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20off. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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