shuck (off)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuck (off)
Verb
  • Just weeks after the Thomas Fire tore through the hills above Montecito, an intense winter storm dumped several inches of rain in January 2018.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
  • Company insiders, also including the finance chief, have dumped $16.6 million in shares over the past 30 days.
    Alex Harring,Nick Wells, CNBC, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Mold: Any signs of mold mean the dressing should be discarded.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
  • Customers with peanut allergies are advised to not eat the products and to discard them.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • The bear mauled the hiker, who unloaded his entire can of spray deterrent to ward off the bear, first to stop the attack and then a second time when the bear returned.
    Mark Thiessen, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
  • Investigators said the suspects approached a group of people at a streetcar stop on Edgewood Ave. and unloaded a hail of bullets, WXIA reported.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
Verb
  • In high-stakes environments, people remember the vendors and partners who make their lives easier and ditch the ones who make their lives harder.
    Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
  • While tens of millions of Americans have ditched cable for a variety of streaming services, ESPN’s marquee live sports have remained exclusive to cable subscribers.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Verb
  • In just the wild-card era — dating back to the 1995 season — a whopping 10 teams have lost six in a row and gone on to win the World Series.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 July 2025
  • More recently, the show lost one of its own when Warner died at age 54 on July 20.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 July 2025
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“Shuck (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuck%20%28off%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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