POPPING OFF Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

popping off

verb

present participle of pop off

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 Just like most of her fellow nominees, Spiro spent years making music and sharing it on TikTok before popping off recently. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 Crudo but not crudo, salad but not salad, a gorgeous rummage of ingredients popping off flashbulb-bright acidity. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 The chat is also popping off like an actual multiplayer lobby. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026 At the same time that Cohen was developing Broad Strokes, her onscreen career was popping off. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 13 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 Fans obliged in droves, popping off their shirts and bringing a building that had stagnated into stressed silence back to the top of its register. — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Wallen shared a video Monday on YouTube from his April 18 performance in Tuscaloosa, and this one is popping off. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 The Swatch and Audemars Piguet collab wound up well and truly popping off, but not necessarily in a good way. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for popping off

Verb

Images of hospitals overwhelmed with the sick and dying flooded our consciousness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
From screenwriter Eric Champnella and set in 2008, Return to You follows a powerful but lonely female attorney (Lohan) who mistakenly receives a very emotional DVD sent by a dying woman to her husband (Golding).

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of dying

Verb

McGuire said the country’s murder rate is at a 126-year low and argued that falling fentanyl deaths and drug trafficking are evidence that the administration’s border and law enforcement policies are working.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Applications jumped from roughly 3,500 a year before COVID to a record 18,561 in 2024, before falling nearly 30% last year and continuing to decline in 2026.

— Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of falling

Verb

Her sister had been through cervical cancer and two bouts of breast cancer before passing away from the disease.

— Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026
As well as the uncertainty of being in the final year of his contract, the France international also had to deal with the personal anguish of his father Hamady passing away in January.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026

Definition of passing away

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
The Paradise actress’ flashy pants rivaled the necklace’s aura, stepping out in a look from Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Balenciaga F/W 26 haute couture collection.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of stepping out

Verb

After overwhelming demand for tickets, Duff announced new dates through November 2027, kicking off in Madrid in May 2027 and wrapping in Anaheim, California, next November.

— Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
The Chiefs defeated the 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV, kicking off Kansas City’s dynasty.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of kicking off

Verb

This summer has been a deadly one in Europe, with over 10,000 people perishing in the extreme heat over just a few weeks.

— Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Julie Chen Moonves shares her thoughts on that wild Big Brother premiere, including Rachel Reilly perishing in a volcano.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026

Definition of perishing

Verb

As of today, with that $7 million ticking fee to WBD shareholders kicking in October 1 and Ellison’s leaked threat to pull up HQ stakes outta the Golden State still stinging, the deal still sits in legal limbo.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Prime under the eyes with a tightening gel Film-forming gels can visibly smooth and tighten skin for a few hours, with results kicking in after about five minutes.

— Polly Blitzer, Allure, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of kicking in

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