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pop off

verb

Definition of pop offnext
as in to die
to stop living he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 102

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Recent Examples of pop off At the same time that Cohen was developing Broad Strokes, her onscreen career was popping off. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026 Fred, Wally, and Sib were off to do a little photography and to pop off an impala for camp meat. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026 Because of that, its HDR performance is excellent, with small specular highlights popping off the screen. — John Higgins, The Verge, 23 June 2026 But there’s reason to push for a longer-term deal now, even though Fantilli hasn’t popped off yet. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pop off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pop off
  1. die
  2. fall
  3. pass away
  4. perish
  5. check out
  6. step out
Verb
  • The death comes less than a week after a fourth beluga, named Jelly Bean, died since it was rehomed at Oceanogràfic de València in Spain.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Most self-help books say anger and grudges are self-defeating — there’s that line everybody uses that holding a grudge is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of die
Verb
  • As Beck and Leigh fell further in love, Leigh started to see Bibbe more.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Can consumers participate online without falling prey to scammers?
    — Jon M. Huntsman, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of fall
Verb
  • Tay Keith passed away at 29 years old, and was found in his Nashville apartment on June 18.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Cindy Crawford, whose son Presley passed away on September 20, is sadly having to experience this kind of grief.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of pass away
Verb
  • As a result, more people have now died of environmental illnesses that followed the September 11 attacks than perished during the collapse of the towers that day.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Not just the 2,977 deaths of innocent, often brave people — the workers trapped in the towers, the first responders who perished in an attempt to rescue them, the passengers aboard United Flight 93 who fought back against the hijackers.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of perish
Verb
  • The florist used to frequent the library in high school, checking out books and watching shows.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Taurus April 20 – May 20 Your mind may be willing to keep going long after the rest of you has checked out.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of check out
Verb
  • But the real risk shows up when leaders let professionals get too comfortable stepping out of the loop instead of staying engaged in the judgment and review the work still requires.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Spatola stepped out of fatigues and back on to the hardwood as an assistant coach for Duke basketball between 2007 and 2012.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of step out

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“Pop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pop%20off. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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