as in to get out
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Recent Examples of make off
Maye has countered with his elite ability to scramble and make off-platform plays.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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.
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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.
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CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Going against an aggressive defense, Maye will have to make off-schedule plays and generate random offense to give the Patriots a chance.
—
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.
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CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make off
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Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
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Then there are the Braves, who couldn’t get out of there fast enough.
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There may be a few isolated showers around for the morning commute Friday in the Philadelphia region, but that should clear out by late morning, leaving mostly cloudy, but also mainly dry conditions for the rest of the day.
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Take this as your sign to finally tackle those projects and clear out even more room in the basement.
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The three men charged would escape conviction on state charges but be convicted in federal court.
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To escape a surge in Chicago’s gang violence, Natalie Ammons and her family moved in 1979 to a home just a few hundred yards from one of the world’s biggest steel mills.
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