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as in departed
to leave a place often for another
told him to get off for home before it got dark
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as in began
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning
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Recent Examples of got off
But Republicans got off the mat quickly, forming Virginians for Fair Maps to battle the other team’s Virginians for Fair Elections.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
His 2026 debut got off a rocky start when Marte hit the first pitch of the game over the right-field wall.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Nolan Traoré played only five minutes in the first half, while Josh Minott and Ochai Agbaji never got off the bench.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Gridin got off to one of the hottest starts in North American junior hockey as an import in the USHL in his draft year and continued to produce all year, leading the USHL in scoring with 83 points in 60 games.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
After the teens got off the bus at the Mather Field/Mills Transit Center on Mills Station Road, a physical altercation ensued and the ambassador stabbed Berry during the struggle.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The Huskies fought the bigger Wolverines for 22 offensive rebounds, and got off 13 more shots from the floor, 68 to 55, yet made the same number of field goals, 21, and therein hung the defeat.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Major League Baseball’s new season — and its new media deal — got off to a solid start, with opening games on Netflix and NBC turning in multi-year highs for the first week of the season.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
At the Kennedy Space Center, perhaps no launch site is more iconic than Launch Complex 39A, where the majority of NASA's Apollo moon missions got off the ground – including the groundbreaking Apollo 11 moon landing.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
His 2026 debut got off a rocky start when Marte hit the first pitch of the game over the right-field wall.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Nolan Traoré played only five minutes in the first half, while Josh Minott and Ochai Agbaji never got off the bench.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Gridin got off to one of the hottest starts in North American junior hockey as an import in the USHL in his draft year and continued to produce all year, leading the USHL in scoring with 83 points in 60 games.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
After the teens got off the bus at the Mather Field/Mills Transit Center on Mills Station Road, a physical altercation ensued and the ambassador stabbed Berry during the struggle.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The Huskies fought the bigger Wolverines for 22 offensive rebounds, and got off 13 more shots from the floor, 68 to 55, yet made the same number of field goals, 21, and therein hung the defeat.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Major League Baseball’s new season — and its new media deal — got off to a solid start, with opening games on Netflix and NBC turning in multi-year highs for the first week of the season.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
At the Kennedy Space Center, perhaps no launch site is more iconic than Launch Complex 39A, where the majority of NASA's Apollo moon missions got off the ground – including the groundbreaking Apollo 11 moon landing.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got off
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On Friday, Vice President JD Vance departed for Pakistan to continue peace talks in the hopes of permanently ending the war.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Before his appointment at Juventus, Spalletti had departed the Italy national team head coach role in the summer of 2025.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Across forty-five years, my course began that way.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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No tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz today, according to tracking data, making Sunday one of the quietest days in the waterway since the conflict began.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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Estrada-Vicente, who was driving the vehicle, allegedly fled through the parking lot and exited the Home Depot plaza the wrong way via the one-way entrance to the plaza, nearly striking other cars attempting to pull into the lot, according to police.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña exited in the fourth because of right posterior knee tightness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Netflix also shared other casting info as the shoot commenced.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, a barely visible scar on her forehead was left from falling asleep in the well as drilling commenced.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Cameras moved to the back of the room Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander noted that nearly all of the clips shown by the defense as examples of media sensationalism did not include material from the courtroom livestream.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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When Manning began teaching in the early 1990s, communication between teachers and parents moved at a slower, more deliberate pace.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Power-play push The Lightning started the game 0 for 3 on the power play, running their woeful man-advantage run to 1 for 35 over the past 12 games.—
Eduardo Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Clinton has only started two WSL games and missed this camp through injury.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the appeal that got the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic onto the award ballots might earn him All-NBA, but did not lead to him getting his first MVP award.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Excited, yet anxious, over the prospect of reconnecting with the man that got away, the pair fortifies themselves with cocktails and bubbly during a boozy dinner.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Pereira went 2-for-3 with a walk in the game.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Brent Suter opened the game and went two-plus innings.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Got off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20off. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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