POPPED OFF Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

popped off

verb

past tense of pop off

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 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 Gilman pulled rookie wide receiver Cyrus Allen to the ground after a catch, later bumping rookie running back Emmett Johnson hard enough that Johnson’s helmet popped off. — Pete Sweeney june 11, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026 In the melee, all but two of the buttons on his tuxedo shirt popped off. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026 That whole weird indie movie wave that popped off like 2006, 2007, and 2008, all that, those soundtracks became soundtracks to my life. — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 28 May 2026 The Braves challenged and the call was overturned, but a further review of the replay showed shortstop CJ Abrams' right hand appeared to strike Harris in the helmet when the runner's foot popped off the base. — ABC News, 23 May 2026 The 23-year-old’s hat and sunglasses popped off his head upon contact with the fencing on the left-field wall. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 When McDaniels popped off, teammates had his back. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026 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). — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026

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Cora, 5, and Dawson, 3, died at the scene, but their youngest, 8-month-old Callan, was still alive when first responders arrived.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Chad Gilbert, lead guitarist for New Found Glory, died Sunday at the age of 45.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of died

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Leading man Cory Monteith died due to an accidental overdose in 2013, and costar Naya Rivera passed away in 2020 in an accidental drowning while on a boat excursion with her young son.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
Presley passed away at a rehab facility in Santa Monica, Calif.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of passed away

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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
Engagement rumors between the two began to surface in 2016 and Munn even stepped out with a ruby on her ring finger.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of stepped out

Verb

Pries’s suggestion, known as the inverse Galois problem, was inspired by the work of the 19th-century French mathematician Évariste Galois, who perished after he was wounded in a gun duel at age 20.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of perished

Verb

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
Lamb checked out of the room the next day, and a housekeeper found three large trash bags filled with bloody towels and linens that were also soiled with human waste, according to the report.

— David Goodhue August 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of checked out

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Since the administration kicked off its anti-AI doomerism social media campaign, taking particular aim at EA and its adherents’ belief that AI carries a high risk of ending humanity—anti-AI sentiment seems to have grown.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
The campaign is the next chapter in Milan’s relationship with Steve Madden, which kicked off earlier this year around the return of the brand’s archival Morals boot.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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