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noun

ˈȯ-fiŋ How to pronounce offing (audio)
Definition of offingnext
as in future
time that is to come major changes are in the offing for the company

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offing

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verb

present participle of off, slang
as in murdering
to put to death deliberately the hit man was rumored to have offed at least three people in the last year alone

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Recent Examples of offing
Noun
More changes in personnel as well as format are in the offing, sources close to events tell me. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 May 2026 For that to happen, however, lots of construction was in the offing. — Thad Moore, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
Too bad then that the man holding a debt over his head (Jonathan Coyne) is actually planning on offing him in his last match. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 May 2026 One of them, Elle (Sophie Thatche), is haunted by a nefarious murderer, the Leather Man, who is offing women around the city. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for offing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offing
  1. future
  2. murdering
  3. tomorrow
  4. assassinating
  5. futurity
  6. slaying
  7. executing
  8. killing
Noun
  • Graduating seniors are often asked to envision their futures.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Nelson believes trials like this one are just the beginning of the future of regenerative medicine — and of a future where doctors will be able to repair brain damage.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of future
Verb
  • She was eventually charged with murdering nine people, including several of her tenants.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 July 2026
  • He was charged with murder with the special circumstance allegations of lying in wait, murder for financial gain and murdering a witness.
    — Dennis Broad, NBC news, 7 July 2026
Definition of murdering
Noun
  • The question, as England prepare to fly to Atlanta today (Tuesday) for tomorrow’s semi-final against Argentina, is how much this actually matters?
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • All eyes will now turn to Atlanta tomorrow as defending champion Argentina takes on England.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of tomorrow
Verb
  • Attorneys at a key hearing for the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk sparred over whether a police interview should be made public, with Kirk’s family attorney saying that sealing it will only sow distrust in the justice system.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • The 23-year-old man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University will be in court this week for the most substantial hearing so far in his murder case.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Definition of assassinating
Noun
  • Established in 2023, the biennial prize is given in recognition of next-gen multidisciplinary artists working at the intersection of art, media, and technology to explore notions of futurity and transformation.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2025
  • This reading list offers resources for engaging with Indigenous thought, resistance, and futurity.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Definition of futurity
Verb
  • In that case, authorities believe the mother was responsible for slaying the family and then killing herself.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • The new team, nicknamed the Vatreni (the blazers or the fiery ones), was considered a rank outsider, and few expected the masterful giant-slaying campaign that Croatia delivered.
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026
Definition of slaying
Verb
  • An enhanced asynchronous inference mechanism allows robots to predict future states while executing actions and continuously update decisions using real-world observations.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Fenton brought along his up-tempo, no-huddle offense from Los Alamitos, and quarterbacks Ezrah Brown and Reagan Toki were executing it in midseason form.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of executing
Verb
  • In that case, authorities believe the mother was responsible for slaying the family and then killing herself.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Critics didn’t shy away from directly accusing Starmer’s government of essentially killing pensioners.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Definition of killing

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