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piking (out or off)

verb

present participle of pike (out or off)
as in departing
to leave a place often for another early next morning the aloof guest just piked out without saying a word

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piking (out or off)
  1. departing
  2. exiting
  3. moving
  4. running along
  5. peeling off
  6. pulling out
  7. walking out
  8. pushing on
Verb
  • Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, warned on Thursday before departing for Ukraine that Moscow is planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on European countries supporting Kyiv, among them Poland.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, warned on Thursday before departing for Ukraine that Moscow is planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on European countries supporting Kyiv, among them Poland.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • Sally Habbershaw is exiting Mediawan after less than a year to become President of Global Distribution at the BBC’s commercial arm.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Sharon Levy is exiting Banijay’s Endemol Shine North America after nearly a decade at the company — including most recently as CEO.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Bank of America, Citigroup and Apollo underwrote the buyout debt package, one of the biggest ever and with many moving pieces, to fund the takeover.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This is just one season, but Guerrero’s outlook needs to change just as much as his production moving forward on the remaining 13 years of his deal.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Warm water running over, the feel of the grains between my hands, the sound of it like stones running along the pavement.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That money paid for the brick promenade now running along the Choptank River.
    — Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of running along
Verb
  • After peeling off the papery outer skin of the onion, place it on its side on a cutting board.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026
  • If summer is about peeling off layers, fall is about bringing them back.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of peeling off
Verb
  • Does Swift, having been queen of the world for this many years, still think of herself as a loser who’s pulling out of here to win?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Head coach Jeff Hafley, who also doubles as the defensive playcaller, intends on pulling out all the stops to address the defense’s pass-rushing shortcoming.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulling out
Verb
  • Rowe looked frustrated for a moment before walking out of frame, while Sarkisian went to celebrate with the team.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The video shows a customer walking out of Cinnaholic when the girls ride the scooter through the window, shattering the glass.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of walking out
Verb
  • In the backdrop, Qatar’s Doha Film Festival is pushing on with plans for its second edition running this November 19-27, 2026.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That can lead to blood pooling and pushing on organs, nerves and tissues, causing pain and swelling.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushing on
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“Piking (out or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piking%20%28out%20or%20off%29. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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