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Recent Examples of make off
Last week, thieves in the Los Angeles area broke into a store and made off with thousands of dollars worth of stock.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
In one incident, thieves made off with night vision goggles, laser target locators, and thermal weapons sights, among other equipment.
—Dell Cameron, Wired News, 7 Aug. 2025
Authorities and researchers are sounding the alarm over the active mass exploitation of a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server that’s allowing attackers to make off with sensitive company data, including authentication tokens used to access systems inside networks.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2025
Later that year, Lightning made off with $58,383 from a credit union branch in Scripps Ranch.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
In one incident, thieves made off with night vision goggles, laser target locators, and thermal weapons sights, among other equipment.
—Dell Cameron, Wired News, 7 Aug. 2025
Authorities and researchers are sounding the alarm over the active mass exploitation of a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server that’s allowing attackers to make off with sensitive company data, including authentication tokens used to access systems inside networks.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2025
Later that year, Lightning made off with $58,383 from a credit union branch in Scripps Ranch.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make off
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Brian Williams, who is at the anchor desk at the time, told her to get out of there.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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There's no reason NOT to get out this weekend – there's an event for everyone.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Research also suggests that as the day goes on, waste accumulates in the brain that sleep helps clear out, Carvalho said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once doctors cleared out the infection, an ambulance took him back to Menninger to complete his treatment.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Most want to see better protections and less exploitation of fighters so that they are exposed to the least amount of danger in a sport that cannot escape it.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20off. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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