pops off

present tense third-person singular of pop off

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Recent Examples of pops off If the plain look doesn’t appeal to you, the front plate of the glasses pops off, tinted lenses and all, and can be replaced by a variety of accessory plates that radically change the aesthetic. Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026 Williams pops off Williams scored 10 early points, knocking down a few 3-pointers and dropping in a layup to get the crowd going, and then canning a smooth midrange shot to get up to double figures within five minutes. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 If Akira Schmid randomly pops off, things could get interesting. Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 One, filmed near the berm, shows dozens of bodies on the ground and fighters with RSF insignia walking among them as vehicles burn nearby and sporadic gunfire pops off in the background. Sara Monetta, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025 Nearly a decade later, the arm of three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes still pops off the film. Sam McDowell 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025 This is the week where conversations turn flirty, your writing or content pops off, and even casual chats feel charged with charm. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025 Jones is terrific as a young woman forced to grow up much too soon, who is running out of patience having to constantly clean up her uncle’s many messes, and McShane pops off the screen in a smaller role as a character whose anger is even less controlled than Robbie’s. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pops off
Verb
  • First, when someone dies without a will, their property passes to heirs in accordance with their state’s laws.
    Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 29 July 2026
  • The general rule is that when an IRA beneficiary is an entity instead of an individual, the IRA must be distributed fully within five years after the original owner dies.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • This unique trend sees AI adoption rise while trust falls, fueling widespread demand for accountability and human oversight.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • As several experts have told CNN, when a drug trafficking leader falls, there are always many others available to succeed him, so the criminal organization – at least for now – remains active.
    Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • This leaves the king with only one living son, Prince Yeongan, who quickly begins to show signs of mortal peril and also passes away mid-way through the series.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026
  • Also, after your parent passes away, the account would legally be yours.
    Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Modest Mouse’s tour kicks off August 4 in Ojai, California and concludes October 23 in Sacramento.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The event, featuring 14 bouts, kicks off with an early start, streaming exclusively on Paramount+.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.
    Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.
    Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • When Mina’s closest friend Lucy succumbs to his thrall, the enigmatic Professor Van Helsing is summoned to wage war on this unfathomable threat.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2026
  • If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

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“Pops off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pops%20off. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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