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Recent Examples of make off
Going against an aggressive defense, Maye will have to make off-schedule plays and generate random offense to give the Patriots a chance.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
This isn’t the first time the man has been accused of having tried to make off with a high-performance Dodge without paying, either.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2026
Berlin Reuters — Thieves used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into the vault of a German retail bank and make off with at least 10 million euros’ worth of money and valuables from customers’ deposit boxes, police said on Tuesday.
—CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Hackers leveraging malware systems and other cybercriminal tools are infiltrating online freight marketplaces to make off with high-value cargo while items are in transit.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
This isn’t the first time the man has been accused of having tried to make off with a high-performance Dodge without paying, either.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2026
Berlin Reuters — Thieves used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into the vault of a German retail bank and make off with at least 10 million euros’ worth of money and valuables from customers’ deposit boxes, police said on Tuesday.
—CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Hackers leveraging malware systems and other cybercriminal tools are infiltrating online freight marketplaces to make off with high-value cargo while items are in transit.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make off
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However, undesirable and unflattering information occasionally gets out and circulated, as was the case when a missile struck an Iranian elementary school.—
Andrea Hickerson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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While Sánchez was speaking to reporters standing behind a gate separating traffic from the protest, a man got out of a nearby vehicle to express his frustration.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Site officials needed to clear out the arena but allowed time for a playing of the alma mater.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Out-of-town attendees who filled the early days largely cleared out, leaving a more local audience in their wake.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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The former dictates an excessively politicized life, the latter an effort to escape from the political.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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If a moon’s atmosphere allows gases to condense, much of this heat would escape into space.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20off. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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