as in immediately
without delay
he had just gotten married when he was shipped right off to war
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Recent Examples of right off
For the first time a person could walk into a sporting-goods store and buy the best bow that could be built right off the shelf.
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Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Then, right off the faceoff, Leafs forward Ryan Kirwan jumped on a loose puck and just threw it to the net.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Starzyk missed a 51-yard attempt wide right off the right hash earlier in the game.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Their relationship was serious again right off the bat, and Daniel was not speaking to his mom after her betrayal, but Laura arrived, uninvited, to their engagement party.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Then, right off the faceoff, Leafs forward Ryan Kirwan jumped on a loose puck and just threw it to the net.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Starzyk missed a 51-yard attempt wide right off the right hash earlier in the game.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Their relationship was serious again right off the bat, and Daniel was not speaking to his mom after her betrayal, but Laura arrived, uninvited, to their engagement party.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right off
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The 11th Street Kids of Harcourt, John Economos (Steve Agee), Vigilante (Freddie Stroma) and Adebayo had already set out to rescue Chris from Earth-2, and Harcourt’s instincts as an agent who minds her surroundings picked up on the white supremacist haven almost immediately.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Kate debuted with blonde hair and was immediately met with troll comments.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
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Kwan promptly hit an opposite-field double.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The rich texture instantly elevates even the simplest outfit, while the soft finish adds a touch of warmth that guards against autumn’s crisp air.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Bet $5 to instantly get $200 in bonus bets, or bet up to $1,000 with the safety net offer and get a bonus refund if your bet loses.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The city -- home to more than 710,000 people before Russia's full-scale invasion -- is now only around 16 miles from the front line and subject to continuous Russian attacks.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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As an independent school leader, Shackelford now makes $101,000 a year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Sep. 2025
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The new School Partnership Program gives educators a way to quickly report safety concerns directly to Instagram.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But right away, something seemed to click.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Here's how to install iOS 26 and start exploring its best features right away.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Of course Tamra threw Gina right under that particular bus.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The cornea is a perfect alternating stack of tiny fibers that is so regular that light goes right through it, and the cells of the lens have lost nearly all their internal structures (organelles), leaving only a soup of almost identical proteins that don’t interfere much with the passage of light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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On glass, anodized metal and acrylic, especially, where blue and IR tend to struggle, the Omni X UV laser produces crisp, sharp results that look pro straight off the machine.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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Rihanna was photographed walking around New York City in an oversized, four-armed blazer straight off the runway.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Right off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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