MADE OFF Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

made off

verb

past tense of make off

as in got (away)

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Then Reyes got out of the car, dragged the unconscious victim out of the street and placed his bag next to him on a bench before fleeing the scene, the documents said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
After Cambodia's crackdown, workers who had money to buy a plane ticket home got out quickly.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of got out

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On third-and-10, senior quarterback Braeden Novak hit senior wide receiver Nico Caputo in stride down the right sideline for a touchdown as a deep receiver cleared out coverage.

— Dave Oberhelman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
The family could have cleared out a decaying bungalow and built something simpler in its place.

— Nuriyah Johar, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cleared out

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Three women inmates escaped a transport van in the midst of the fire chaos, and Mickey needed her troops to find the missing convicts instead of helping with the fire.

— Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Stayner first became notable as the older brother of Steven Stayner, who escaped a 1972 kidnapping in 1980.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

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