as in dying
to stop living
he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 102
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Recent Examples of popping off
The Kirk effect appears to be intensifying amid a broader crackdown on people popping off online.
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
The savings stars have just aligned—Nordstrom’s sale section is popping off, too.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
While the event, which is being called the Prime Big Deal Days, doesn’t kick off until October 7th and runs through the 8th, the best early deals are already popping off.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2025
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app was popping off with shark alerts over the weekend, with apex predators being spotted close to shore.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Gap's new denim ad featuring girl group Katseye may be popping off, but its second-quarter sales didn't.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Your social calendar may start popping off, with parties, events and gatherings pulling you in every direction as everyone wants a piece of you!
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The accompanying mesh lid stops embers from popping off the wood and out of the basin, and two differently sized cooking grates can easily attach and convert the pit into an open flame barbecue.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
The savings stars have just aligned—Nordstrom’s sale section is popping off, too.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
While the event, which is being called the Prime Big Deal Days, doesn’t kick off until October 7th and runs through the 8th, the best early deals are already popping off.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2025
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app was popping off with shark alerts over the weekend, with apex predators being spotted close to shore.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Gap's new denim ad featuring girl group Katseye may be popping off, but its second-quarter sales didn't.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Your social calendar may start popping off, with parties, events and gatherings pulling you in every direction as everyone wants a piece of you!
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The accompanying mesh lid stops embers from popping off the wood and out of the basin, and two differently sized cooking grates can easily attach and convert the pit into an open flame barbecue.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for popping off
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Singing this material with players who improvise — solos changing, every version being a little different — taught me about that urgent live-ensemble space where everyone’s living and dying by the next player onstage.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Shaw-naé explains how then-mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is dying to speak with her, how the Venmo CEO invited her to some fancy app meeting, all while Al Roker is buzzing on her phone to give an update on Friday’s upcoming dinner service.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet in practice, America is now collecting billions from importers, much of it falling on carbon-intensive goods and places.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Getting your tiny house is as simple as checking out your Amazon cart and preparing for delivery.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Certainly no other fan base will feel sorry for Blackhawks fans, but man, what Blackhawks fans wouldn’t give to be nitpicking a coach’s decision about who plays right wing on the fourth line again rather than checking out who’ll be available at the top of the draft in June.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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With some footage shot in LA, but the move delayed, and then Ozzy passing away, the show as originally envisaged was not possible.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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In an industry where one jaw-dropping look can help catapult you into fashion royalty and the wrong one into meme infamy, stepping out is a high-stakes business.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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In the footage, Officer Hunter Weaver is seen stepping out of his cruiser and twice ordering a man, later identified as Frank Mejia Aguilar, to show his hands, once using an expletive.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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After kicking off her career on the UK’s T4, Jamil has starred in a variety of big American hits.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Two light festivals are kicking off in the Bay Area with impressive public art, including a series that will shine brightly at eight stories tall.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bohlin said that the Swedish Board of Agriculture would procure emergency stockpiling of grain in northern Sweden, which would be circulated so as not to disrupt market mechanisms and to avoid stocks perishing.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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The boys didn't always survive their adventures, with one perishing from a snake bite and another drowning in a Bolivian flood.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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The cuts were kicking in at 40 major hubs across the country, including in New York, Washington, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Long delays are already kicking in at New York-area airports.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Popping off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popping%20off. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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