1
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
The Will Wade coaching era got off to a red-hot start on Monday night as the NC State Wolfpack absolutely dominated North Carolina Central in their 2025-26 regular-season opener.
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The Rainbows got off to a 3-1 start in nonconference play, opening the season with a 23-20 home win over Stanford.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
The Citrus Heights resident got off work two hours early to drive her boyfriend to the Citrus Heights Event Center to vote.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival got off to a spectacular start on Monday with a galaxy of stars in attendance.
—Mark Schilling, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Back on the ice a minute later, Hartman took a pass from Kaprizov and got off a low shot that eluded Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov to pull the Wild back within a goal.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Flagg who almost began the game with a highlight lob dunk, got off to a slow start, missing his only two shots from the field while adding six rebounds and two turnovers in the first half.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
The Lancers got off to a good start with a sweep of Sunny Hills, 25-15, 25-13, 25-21, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs on Tuesday at Orange Lutheran High School.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
The first Artemis mission got off the ground in November 2022, when an uncrewed Orion capsule launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a moon-orbiting mission to test the vehicle.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The Rainbows got off to a 3-1 start in nonconference play, opening the season with a 23-20 home win over Stanford.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
The Citrus Heights resident got off work two hours early to drive her boyfriend to the Citrus Heights Event Center to vote.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival got off to a spectacular start on Monday with a galaxy of stars in attendance.
—Mark Schilling, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Back on the ice a minute later, Hartman took a pass from Kaprizov and got off a low shot that eluded Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov to pull the Wild back within a goal.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Flagg who almost began the game with a highlight lob dunk, got off to a slow start, missing his only two shots from the field while adding six rebounds and two turnovers in the first half.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
The Lancers got off to a good start with a sweep of Sunny Hills, 25-15, 25-13, 25-21, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs on Tuesday at Orange Lutheran High School.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
The first Artemis mission got off the ground in November 2022, when an uncrewed Orion capsule launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a moon-orbiting mission to test the vehicle.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got off
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Michaelson, who departed Fox’s Los Angeles affiliate last summer, makes the case for a West Coast-centric show.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unlike the innumerable photons from sunlight, perhaps a dozen per second trickle through my cornea from this distant messenger, having departed it years ago, colliding with my photoreceptors and ending their unlikely journey.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Many Federal Aviation Administration facilities are so critically short on controllers that just a few absences can cause disruptions, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has said that more air traffic controllers have been calling in sick since the shutdown began.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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That is when the gruelling road back to fitness began.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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His departure comes as Michael Michele, one of the series’ leads, exited late last week, as Deadline revealed exclusively.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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When Holliday exited in 1980 for her own comedy, Ladd was brought in as Belle Dupree, a tough-as-nails waitress once romantically linked to diner owner Mel (Vic Tayback).—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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And so, shortly after his startling, spirit-lifting victory in the primary last spring, the gentle flood of inquiries commenced.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Though their time on DWTS commenced nearly two decades ago, Julianne, who joined a season before Derek, remembered their playful competitiveness stirring up even further back.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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On an 0-2 pitch, Roberts moved the infield back to double play depth.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The depth chart got even thinner when Jaishawn Barham, who moved back to inside linebacker after playing on the edge in recent weeks, left the game in the first quarter with an injury.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The initial symptoms began in early 2024, when Farrington, 45, started to experience dreadful night sweats.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Pandemic deals gave way to record rents, and evictions started up again.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
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Alejandro Alba and his son Jayen got front row seats by arriving at 4am, a full seven hours before the parade started.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said that during one visit to the assisted living facility, Fireside got access to the bank account belonging to her mother's boyfriend, then called the bank and guided him on resetting his online information.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Against the Canucks, the Wild’s league-worst penalty kill (which had given goals on five of the previous six opposing power plays) went 3 for 3 in large part because of big blocks by Brodin, Matt Boldy and Rossi and Gustavsson making five saves.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s contest between the Dodgers and Yankees, however, had more heft in the nation’s largest TV market even though that series only went five games.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Got off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20off. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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