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
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
For that to happen, however, lots of construction was in the offing.
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Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
27 May 2026
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.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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Noun
More changes in personnel as well as format are in the offing, sources close to events tell me.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
For that to happen, however, lots of construction was in the offing.
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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.
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offing
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There were tens of thousands of dollars sent to him, the complaint alleges, for things like dental work, a pickup truck, a motorcycle and to fund a legitimate social media career and future together.
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As The Athletic has reported previously, there is uncertainty over his future at the east London club.
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It’s been over three decades since Wood was convicted of murdering six young women and girls and burying their bodies near El Paso – crimes for which he was nicknamed the Desert Killer.
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Ciarre Campbell, brother of veteran NFL lineman Calais Campbell, has been charged with murdering their 71-year-old mother, Nateal, inside her Atlanta home.
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This decision matters because all cellphone-carrying people can end up in tomorrow’s geofence, like all those who were unknowingly grabbed in the Chatrie search.
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What does this new edition of the MPC say about the needs of producers of today and tomorrow?
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Since the start of the war in 2022, Ukrainian military intelligence has claimed responsibility for assassinating several senior Russian officers, some of whom have appeared on a public list of Ukraine’s enemies.
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Yes, assassinating their leaders might have played into that.
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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.
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This reading list offers resources for engaging with Indigenous thought, resistance, and futurity.
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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.
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Kim — who faces murder charges in a 2016 killing in San Jose and a 2018 slaying in Westminster — was flown into Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, booked into the Anaheim city jail, turned over to the San Jose Police Department and then transported to Santa Clara County.
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The other question mark is whether Red Bull kept him out too long before executing his final pit stop.
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Employees spend less time executing tasks and more time directing work, applying judgment and providing oversight.
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In January 2024, Mansfield confessed to killing 18-year-old Carol Ann Barrett more than four decades earlier.
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He is accused of killing a man on March 13, 2022, Broward court records show.
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“Offing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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