PIKED (OUT OR OFF) Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

piked (out or off)

verb

past tense of pike (out or off)

as in exited

to leave a place often for another early next morning the aloof guest just piked out without saying a word

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Janai Norman exited the program in April after her contract was not renewed.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Martin Herlihy, who previously appeared on-screen for four seasons as a member of Please Don’t Destroy and worked in the writers room on Season 51, has also exited the show.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of exited

Verb

Michigan was 80 yards from the end zone with 10 seconds remaining and hadn’t moved the ball at all since its first drive.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Had moved from my very small town in northern Va to the big city of Richmond to begin my new career as a management trainee with a local bank at the princely sum of $11,000 per year at age 22.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of moved

Verb

After his namesake business went into administration in May 2024 and Leane departed that August, the designer took time to recalibrate.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
Craig Mulholland, the head of development and talent management, departed at the end of the season to take on a new role as chief football officer at the Scottish FA.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of departed

Verb

Dabo has also missed on a bunch of key hires and new OC Chad Morris really has his work cut out for him.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Indeed, as a company that caters to the most-fickle and fastest-moving customers that retailers have ever seen, Journeys has its work cut out for it.

— Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of cut out

Verb

On the new Kildare, Kooks largely bailed out, Pogues moved in, Pope and Cleo settled into his ancestral home, Tannyhill, and Topper is a bartender.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
The offense was bad last year (14th in the SEC in yards per play), and the defense bailed out the Sooners in some key games with defensive touchdowns.

— Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of bailed out

Verb

The rationale being that Frank Lampard got his tactics spot on at the Etihad and on another day – a day when Coventry were more decisive in front of goal – their head coach would have been celebrating an unlikely result.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The Niners left California last Wednesday, arrived in Australia on Friday and were set for their first practice of game week on Monday at AAMI Park in Melbourne feeling mostly refreshed after players got a day to explore the city.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of got

Verb

At that time, Highway 28 (later renamed Highway 128) ran along the floor of the southern end of the valley.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Many had a channel for rinsing that ran along the floor, as well as a pool in the center of the room to help diffuse odors (how much, no one can say), and sometimes an additional washbasin.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

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