right off

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Recent Examples of right off McMahon led off the sixth with a solo homer to right off Vasquez, McMahon’s fifth home run. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 May 2025 Searing flames had basically melted his suit right off his body, leaving him nearly naked and with terrible burns. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025 Initially, the festival was promoted to be held on Isla Mujeres, Mexico, a small island right off the coast of Cancún. Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025 On the third floor of the Marriott right off Times Square, the Marquis already feels like an entertainment-palace Experience™ — the kind of venue where a romantasy con, a ritzy corporate retreat, or a Jimmy Buffett brand extension would be equally at home. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for right off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for right off
Adverb
  • The clerk's office for Cook County, Illinois, where the pontiff lived previously, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • The Pakistani claim has not been corroborated and could not be immediately verified by Newsweek.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Adverb
  • Don’t forget to take advantage of the signature St. Regis butler service, which will promptly fulfill requests for packing needs, garment pressing, restaurant reservations and a cup of steaming chamomile tea to unwind after a long flight.
    Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Just then, they were joined by Colin Jost as Hegseth — and Pirro promptly spit red wine in his face in surprise.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 May 2025
Adverb
  • Then a sudden switch: a bellicose, spine-stiffening bass line, and the instantly infamous refrain.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
  • That shift could instantly disqualify every employee at those institutions from PSLF.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Adverb
  • The administration has also revoked the visas of more than 1,000 international students, many of whom appeared to have never participated in protests, although those revocations are now on hold.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 May 2025
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    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
Adverb
  • Proceeds from Purse Bingo directly benefit three charities that serve women and families in need: Alabaster Jar Project, Carol’s House of Community Resource Center, and Shades of Pink California.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
  • 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.
    Dustin Staggs, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
Adverb
  • Career experts agree dream jobs and large salaries don't always come right away.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • The veterinary team started treatment right away and stayed by the puppy’s side through the night.
    Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
Adverb
  • These jangly contradictions, presented as truths, are designed to rattle and rewire our brains; just think how easily a corrupt authoritarian leader could put them to use, and how readily a not-thinking public could fall right in line.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 20 May 2025
  • Having never brought up the $10 million settlement before, Ventura and the prosecution walked right into the defense’s trap.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Adverb
  • This is because our hero stacker—that classic white-bread tomato sandwich with tomato and a slather of mayo—is all dependent on those ripe, juicy heirloom tomatoes plucked straight off the vine and cut into beefy slices.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
  • The monochrome look came straight off Calvin Klein’s fall-winter 2025 runway, which marked creative director’s Veronica Leoni debut for the label.
    Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 2 May 2025

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“Right off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20off. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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