goofed (off)

past tense of goof (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofed (off)
Verb
  • Fernandes Anderson doled out a $13,000 bonus to one of her Council staffers, a relative but not an immediate family member, on the condition that $7,000 be kicked back to her.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Hudgens also kicked back at the resort’s Essencia Spa and had a seven-course meal at the Muna rooftop restaurant.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That means certain rules around campfires are relaxed, though visitors are still advised to use best practices for fire management and safety.
    Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Maier relaxed the shutdown pretty quickly.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Still, a bulb that is chilled is bound to produce more flowers than one that is planted directly in the garden.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
  • As the world lost its CO2 blanket over this age of mammals, though, and the world chilled, grasslands, having invented a new form of photosynthesis adapted to this drier, lower-CO2 world, haltingly but inexorably took over much of the Earth.
    Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Throughout their trip, Gomez and her friends lounged on the beach and dressed up in matching sweatsuits.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Guests of the hotel lounged around the pool, mingling, laughing, and dancing.
    L'Oréal Blackett, Refinery29, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Falcons played their opener two weeks ago and then had a bye.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The team behind the research noted that many of these genes are tied to developmental delay, which may have played a role in the slower pace of postnatal brain growth in humans compared to chimpanzees.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Goofed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofed%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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