PIKES (OUT OR OFF) Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

pikes (out or off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pike (out or off)

as in exits

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

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There have been a lot of ins and outs in the transfer market, with the two biggest exits those of Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski up front.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Jesse Whittock back with you on the international film and TV news train, as the industry exits its quiet summer period and heads for festival season.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

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The trail departs from Scorpion Harbor on Santa Cruz Island and climbs about 800 feet in total, providing panoramic vistas of the Pacific along the way.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
Still, United might supplement that area of the team if Zirkzee departs.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of departs

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Trainers then lead participants in a 45-minute full-body workout before the class moves into another room fashioned as a recovery space with art and quiet music.

— Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Interestingly, the researchers also found that the three-dimensional arrangement or atomic orientation of the material could create different ray patterns, giving us more control over how heat moves through the material.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

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Bill Ackman peels off his suit jacket in the afternoon sunshine, and hands it to a chauffeur parked outside his office in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Octavia Spencer immediately peels off her jacket after entering the room and realizing there are no cameras present for our interview.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of peels off

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Some recalls, Eskin said, are made after companies’ routine testing catches a pathogen before anyone gets sick, while others involve outbreaks that are already underway and vary widely in size and severity.

— Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
All cabins come with a firepit equipped with a grill grate and a picnic table, while upgrading to an outdoor suite gets you a tarp for shade lined with string lights and an extremely comfortable hammock.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

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