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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Verb
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His departure comes as Michael Michele, one of the series’ leads, exited late last week, as Deadline revealed exclusively.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025 -
When Holliday exited in 1980 for her own comedy, Ladd was brought in as Belle Dupree, a tough-as-nails waitress once romantically linked to diner owner Mel (Vic Tayback).—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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On an 0-2 pitch, Roberts moved the infield back to double play depth.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The depth chart got even thinner when Jaishawn Barham, who moved back to inside linebacker after playing on the edge in recent weeks, left the game in the first quarter with an injury.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Michaelson, who departed Fox’s Los Angeles affiliate last summer, makes the case for a West Coast-centric show.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unlike the innumerable photons from sunlight, perhaps a dozen per second trickle through my cornea from this distant messenger, having departed it years ago, colliding with my photoreceptors and ending their unlikely journey.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Editing was done by spooling the recording from one reel to another, cutting out the unwanted elements with a razor blade, and cello-taping the remaining tape back together.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Barnhills decided to cut out the middle man.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Although the tying and go-ahead runs were on base, Bieber was bailed out by left-hander Mason Fluharty.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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After lawmakers bailed out county sheriffs with a $46 million appropriation at the end of the last fiscal year, sheriffs surprised them this year with a $162 million end-of-year bill, Senate President Karen Spilka said.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Alejandro Alba and his son Jayen got front row seats by arriving at 4am, a full seven hours before the parade started.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said that during one visit to the assisted living facility, Fireside got access to the bank account belonging to her mother's boyfriend, then called the bank and guided him on resetting his online information.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The lid logo is now in the center, which is more traditional than the previous logo that ran along the edge.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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As reporters walked by where Broadbelt’s body was found, a large black dog in a front yard barked loudly and ran along the fence.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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There, the demolition was not complete — the owner just peeled off everything inherently preservable about the building, after which there was nothing to fight over.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
23 Oct. 2025
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This culminated in Malen’s first goal, with Boubacar Kamara playing an exceptional through ball into the Netherlands international’s path, having peeled off Burnley centre-back Maxime Esteve.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Piked (out or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piked%20%28out%20or%20off%29. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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