as in died
to stop living
he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 102
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Recent Examples of popped off
Hardened wax can be popped off the plate with a plastic spatula.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Smith-Njigba popped off for 10 catches, 153 yards and a touchdown in Seattle’s win over the Rams in the NFC Championship Game.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Paul popped off on his podcast about trading, of all people, Reaves.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
Paul popped off on his podcast about trading, of all people, Reaves.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
United Media, a syndicator of comics, picked up the strip in 1989, but the series really popped off when Adams put his email address at the end of the strip.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
The ball, intended for Oronde Gadsden, popped off his hands and Al-Shaair came down with it for his second interception of the season.
—CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
But in the moments immediately after the breaking news alerts for Schwarber popped off across the baseball universe, the Phillies made a contract announcement of a very different nature.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Brown made a gasp-worthy touchdown catch against App State in late September, climbing the ladder to reel in a pass, before slamming into the turf and breaking his nose as his helmet popped off.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Smith-Njigba popped off for 10 catches, 153 yards and a touchdown in Seattle’s win over the Rams in the NFC Championship Game.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Paul popped off on his podcast about trading, of all people, Reaves.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
Paul popped off on his podcast about trading, of all people, Reaves.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
United Media, a syndicator of comics, picked up the strip in 1989, but the series really popped off when Adams put his email address at the end of the strip.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
The ball, intended for Oronde Gadsden, popped off his hands and Al-Shaair came down with it for his second interception of the season.
—CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
But in the moments immediately after the breaking news alerts for Schwarber popped off across the baseball universe, the Phillies made a contract announcement of a very different nature.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Brown made a gasp-worthy touchdown catch against App State in late September, climbing the ladder to reel in a pass, before slamming into the turf and breaking his nose as his helmet popped off.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for popped off
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Five people have died, and dozens of others were injured after a massive pileup of more than 30 vehicles in Colorado, officials say.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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In Beltrami County, one person died Monday night when a house burned to the ground in rural Port Hope Township, north of Bemidji.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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Cortina Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi received death threats after centuries-old trees were felled to make way for a $131 million bobsledding track.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
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Afterward, Agnes and I were felled by the kind of hunger that overtakes only those who have exerted themselves in cold weather.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My father-in-law, who had Alzheimer’s, passed away a few years ago.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Jackson passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Johnson recently stepped out in Los Angeles wearing the ultimate cool-girl uniform.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Ted and Netflix have never stepped out and purchased anything, it has all been built in-house.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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As many as one-third of all Jewish victims of the Nazi genocide perished on Soviet territory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Galen tried to slow the wave of illness, but most of the people in Aquileia perished.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Paramedics checked out three people, but none went to the hospital.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Soon, however, Sarah began not feeling well and her OBGYN told her to get checked out at a hospital.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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The city’s first festival dedicated exclusively to comedy on screen kicked off earlier this week.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Amid a whirlwind 36 hours within the Major League Baseball Players Association, new interim executive director Bruce Meyer and MLBPA personnel kicked off their annual spring training visits that brought them to the Chicago Cubs complex Wednesday afternoon.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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