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as in exploded
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off
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as in proceeded
to move forward along a course
the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch
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as in moved
to leave a place often for another
don't go off without telling us where we can find you
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Recent Examples of gone off
Had that gone off without a hitch, it would've been forgotten.
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Snoop Connor scored on the next play and Orlando was back in familiar territory, trailing at home and only about 5 minutes had gone off the clock.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
There, a car had gone off the road and a man inside appeared to have been shot, police said.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
Has your phone ever gone off during a live performance?
—Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Apr. 2026
The film easily could've gone off the rails in less capable hands, but Yeoh grounds it in an emotional truth as Evelyn journeys from embittered to empowered.
—Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
One has just gone off the rails, and one has stayed completely on the rails.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Then, a long, explosive sound, as loud as if a bomb had gone off.
—Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Dawson’s Creek had just gone off the air and the actor, then 26, was eager to talk about his future.
—Ky Henderson, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Snoop Connor scored on the next play and Orlando was back in familiar territory, trailing at home and only about 5 minutes had gone off the clock.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
There, a car had gone off the road and a man inside appeared to have been shot, police said.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
Has your phone ever gone off during a live performance?
—Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Apr. 2026
The film easily could've gone off the rails in less capable hands, but Yeoh grounds it in an emotional truth as Evelyn journeys from embittered to empowered.
—Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
One has just gone off the rails, and one has stayed completely on the rails.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Then, a long, explosive sound, as loud as if a bomb had gone off.
—Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Dawson’s Creek had just gone off the air and the actor, then 26, was eager to talk about his future.
—Ky Henderson, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone off
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Though the use of AI has exploded since ChatGPT was released in 2022, the rise in productivity over the past five years likely cannot be fully attributed to AI.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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The fire then spread to a nearby dust silo, which exploded.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The team had been checking for ruins around the Bauhaus retail center before further commercial development proceeded in the area, continuing work started in 2011 with the discovery of an early Christian church there.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian struck a defiant tone as negotiations proceeded Sunday.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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After staff members broke up the altercation for a second time, several individuals, including Hayes and two of her daughters, were moved to a grassy area beside the school building, according to the affidavit.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Fugaz moved to this location early last year—the former spot was, though somewhat unbelievable, even smaller.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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One person is dead and another is seriously injured following a crash on Sunday in Greenwich where police said a driver was allegedly going about double the speed limit and had blown through a red light before crashing into a utility pole.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2026
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According to the public prosecutor's office, the bounce house was blown into the air by a gust of wind, per the outlets.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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There’s probably a smart, chilling film to be made about the terrors of smothering and relentless adoration — one imagines what Rod Serling would have done with something like this — but this isn’t really that film.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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All this customization can be done through the on-bike display or Velotric’s phone app.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Both Mike McDaniel and Tua Tagovailoa are gone, with Jeff Hafley and Malik Willis now the team’s coach and quarterback.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Both Titus and Cortez Masto introduced bills addressing the gripe, but those efforts have gone nowhere, and their barrage of social media posts trying to call attention to the issue have failed to create political momentum.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2026
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This beguiling wine bar on one of the original streets of Chinatown is a model for how to enter a historic neighborhood respectfully, without erasing what came before.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Then the Solar System Dynamics Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzes the objects that will come closest to Earth, using infrared-scanning telescopes such as NEOWISE to estimate the size of asteroids, especially darker ones that are difficult to see in the visible spectrum.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 May 2026
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More than 100 people aboard a cruise ship that departed from Fort Lauderdale last month have fallen ill from norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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After walking into the training shed midway through practice, Hutchins departed the practice field.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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“Gone off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20off. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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