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
Surprisingly, firing a slew of hard-working people in order to flatter the bottom line didn’t make for a happier workplace — or for more equitable business practices (a trio of strikes popped off in February of 2025, two of which lasted for 58 days).
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
At 17 and clearly being intoxicated, my go-to was to pop off.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
All these delightful, unkempt, messy characters, and the actors who portray them, pop off the screen in huge ways.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The city of Fort Worth is taking proactive measures to stop people from popping off and injuring their neighbors with stray bullets.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
At 17 and clearly being intoxicated, my go-to was to pop off.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
All these delightful, unkempt, messy characters, and the actors who portray them, pop off the screen in huge ways.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The city of Fort Worth is taking proactive measures to stop people from popping off and injuring their neighbors with stray bullets.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pop off
Verb
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In 2019, Elisa Serna died at the Las Colinas women’s jail after a doctor and nurse left her alone after watching her collapse.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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That’s the year the Boston Marathon suffered a terrorist attack in which three people died and hundreds more were injured.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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His portfolio fell 44% in the dot-com crash, and sustained a 40% loss in 2008.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lee then came up to the plate and fell behind in the count 1-2.—
Tony Gleason,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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But López-Calleja passed away unexpectedly in 2022 from a heart attack.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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People come, people pass away, and then people come.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Two people who perished in a fatal Bronx blaze didn’t stand a chance after their neighbors left a door open that allowed the fire to quickly spread, officials said Friday.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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More than two dozen sloths perished in a warehouse around two minutes from the Sloth World Orlando location between December 2024 and February 2025, the FWC said, as Fox35 reported.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Those cheers — for the opposing team in Atlanta — grew even louder 30 seconds later, when Karl-Anthony Towns briefly checked out of the game, met by a standing ovation from Knicks fans scattered across the arena.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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David Feineman, Broomfield To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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And that's the way things went through the first, second and third rounds until the Raiders stepped out in the fourth round with the 101st pick to select McCoy.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Hutton was one of many to step out in the shade, spotted in a soft sage Bottega Veneta blazer outside the brand’s spring show.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Pop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pop%20off. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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