PEEL OFF Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

Definition of peel (off)

as in to remove

to rid oneself of (a garment) peeled off the wet clothes and tossed them over the shower rod

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as in to move

to leave a place often for another it's rude to peel off like that without thanking your host

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Recent Examples of peel (off)

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Loosen tight roots if needed, and peel off the top ½ to 1 inch of soil mix to rid yourself of dormant weed seeds. — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Aug. 2026 As in an old movie’s transition, the pages of the calendar peel off and float away, and so do college teammates. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026 Many of the spines had peeled off, and Nidhi could see the string and glue that held the pages together. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 If summer is about peeling off layers, fall is about bringing them back. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peel (off)

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The reactor would produce substantial heat that engineers must remove from the vehicle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
For instance, Microsoft has committed not to use sensitive data that many companies leverage, such as information about gender, race, age, ZIP code that can be used to identify a person even if their name is removed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of remove

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Flow batteries support longer storage The feasibility study will provide an initial assessment of how the technology could move toward commercial applications.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
Ask how much is involved, when money will move, and what each person is expected to contribute.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of move

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Like Portillo, who ended up selling to a private equity firm, Smith brought in a sponsor, Vestar Capital Partners, to scale the business and later exited to Flowers Foods for $795 million in January 2025.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
But Balogun has entered his prime and shouldn’t exit it anytime soon.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of exit

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On this spring day, international peacekeeping forces have just departed the city and Ari’s roommate Gloria takes her to Kareem’s party to celebrate the end of the citywide curfew.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
The four-day Islay & the Whisky Coast tour departs from Edinburgh and includes transportation, ferry crossings, entrance fees, and three nights in Bowmore (some distillery tours and tastings are available for an additional fee).

— Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of depart

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Turek is garnering 46% of the vote to Hinson’s 42%, while Libertarian candidate Thomas Laehn is getting 6%, and 6% of voters are undecided, according to the survey from Global Strategy Group conducted for Turek’s campaign.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
However, when the UK is involved, things get more complicated.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of get

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Vancouver, for all its celebrity hangouts and major studio and streamer film shoots, is also home to a grimy downtown eastside neighborhood where getting off addictions and out of homelessness for many remains a constant struggle.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Indianapolis quarterback Daniel Jones got off to a near-perfect start in his return from a torn Achilles, marching the Colts down the field for an opening-drive touchdown.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of get off

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The kind of weird minutiae that only nerds pull out of old archives.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Incumbent presidents’ parties usually lose ground in the midterms, but Trump has pulled out the stops to try to keep that from happening this time.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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