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Recent Examples of Synonyms for made off
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But word got out and large crowds of people overran the land and destroyed nearly everything Sutter had.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026 -
The source, who was not authorized to speak, said the suspect then got out of the car, ran up to the sergeant’s vehicle and opened fire, wounding the sergeant.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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If that's correct, then not enough time has passed for solar radiation to have cleared out all the dust sprayed into space by the asteroid breaking up.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nonetheless, many North Texans won’t have to run out to the store during the winter storm; grocers have been swamped with people this week who have cleared out the meat, eggs, bread and other storm staples.—
Star-Telegram staff,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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After racing out to a 4-0 lead in the first two periods, off the strength of three goals in 54 seconds in the first period, the Bruins survived by their fingernails a third-period push from the Vegas Golden Knights and escaped TD Garden with a 4-3 victory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Troops on Monday seized a prison in the northeastern town of Shaddadeh, where some IS detainees escaped and many were recaptured, state media reported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Made off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/made%20off. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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