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
  • At Prague's Vaclav Havel Airport, spokesperson Denisa Hejtmánková said a total of nine flights were threatened, including arriving flights from Denmark, Spain and Britain, and departing flights to the Netherlands, Cyprus, Romania, Italy and Britain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Departing from Dallas In Porter’s view, departing is the most stressful part of air travel.
    — Lauren Harano, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • The deputy and special officer are seen exiting the sheriff’s building before approaching the black SUV, and engaging in what appeared to be a 5-second conversation with the agents inside the vehicle, video released Friday by the department shows.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The Slovenian star fell to the court, grasping his right ankle before slowly making his way up to his feet, connecting on his free throw, and exiting with the Lakers ahead 114-90.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Then birdwatchers realized the eagles had indeed built another nest, just in a different spot, moving across the river to Glen Hazel.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Every person seemed to be moving more slowly, taking in each detail around them.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Later, she’s entertained by a mouse running along the baseboard of one of London’s more elegant restaurants.
    — Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of running along
Verb
  • The crowd is in constant flux, peeling off and joining in depending on what the song queue has in store.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Trump voters were not as united around Marshall, with 9% of them peeling off for Hamilton.
    — Elizabeth Schreier, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of peeling off
Verb
  • The abrupt development came on the heels of BC Partners pulling out of its arrangement to invest $300 million into the LIV Golf League after a simple head count made clear not enough of the circuit’s top golfers planned to return in 2027.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • National groups from both parties began pulling out of the race earlier this month, signaling that both now view the contest as less competitive than previously thought.
    — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of pulling out
Verb
  • These days, walking out of a Rolex boutique with one seems nearly impossible.
    — Zach Weiss, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
  • A week later, however, Ronaldo apologized to his teammates for walking out and expressed his desire to continue playing for the national team.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of walking out
Verb
  • Now there’s huge groups of people who don’t even identify as protesters or activists and are pushing on ICE.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
  • This is the table stakes of getting to keep pushing on the frontier and keep pushing toward AGI.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 Oct. 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 15 Nov. 2026.

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