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

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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Uganda’s health ministry said the man spent fewer than 24 hours in the country and had a normal temperature when screened before departing Entebbe International Airport, near Kampala.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
After 10 years at the helm of Saint Laurent, creative director Anthony Vaccarello is departing the house.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of departing

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Planning Commission member Karen Sherman pointed out the city ordinance prohibits driveways exiting onto collector streets for safety.

— Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Katie Zacharia is exiting her job as White House Press Secretary after just five days in the position, according to a person familiar with the situation.

— Connor Greene, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of exiting

Verb

Spanning 40 miles as the crow flies, the Suwalki Gap is a corridor of land, running along the Polish/Lithuanian border, that connects the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to Belarus.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
There are also chines running along the fuselage, which provide better aerodynamics, with lift being particularly improved for carrier operations.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of running along

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As with the previous hour, which opened with the Russian assassins stalking River and Sid at the bowling alley, this episode picks up at the suspense cliffhanger of these same assassins peeling off with an abducted Sid in their car.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of peeling off

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As good as Oliver Stone is at pulling out incredible performances from his male stars, the same isn’t always true for his leading ladies.

— Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Stack slices together to make your own roll-ups, perfect for pulling out between classes.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of pulling out

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With clients walking out and a competitor putting the agency’s standing at risk, the siblings scramble to save both their income and what their mother built.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The table furthest to the left (when walking out of the main dining room) is the crown jewel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of walking out

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That’s a no-no for the National Flood Insurance Program and the Florida Building Code, because single family homes are not usually designed to handle the weight of all that heavy, heavy water pushing on them.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of pushing on

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