as in immediately
without delay
I told her straight off that I was not going to do that
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Recent Examples of straight off
Don’t be tempted to eat them straight off of the cookie sheet—this is the hardest part of making this recipe.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
My daughter would go out with a salt shaker and eat a tomato straight off the vine.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Amazon’s Prime-exclusive deals include a flowy beach dress for less than $20, as well as these baggy, wide-leg linen pants that are stylish enough to wear straight off the plane to lunch or sightseeing.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2025
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
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
My daughter would go out with a salt shaker and eat a tomato straight off the vine.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Amazon’s Prime-exclusive deals include a flowy beach dress for less than $20, as well as these baggy, wide-leg linen pants that are stylish enough to wear straight off the plane to lunch or sightseeing.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straight off
Adverb
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Ballots dropped in a smart box can be tracked immediately, Michalowski said.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The school did not immediately respond to a message left Monday morning.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 July 2025
Adverb
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If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Fans wondered on social media what happened and promptly found the answer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Adverb
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For example, predictive AI instantly decides whether to allow each credit card charge, whereas the wholesale replacement of physicians with machines is a very long way off at best.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Users can send and receive it across borders instantly.—
Wale Ayeni,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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That he was moved by Gi-hun and now wants to give her closure and the money her father fairly won?—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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Huawei is now pushing a third mobile OS, bringing real competition to iOS and Android for the first time in a decade.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Adverb
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Salena Zito, who has been chronicling the politics of the Rust Belt for decades, was directly in front of the stage on that fateful day in July 2024 when Donald Trump was shot.—
Philip Klein,
National Review,
10 July 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
Adverb
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The only in-game fireworks were provided by Chicago catcher Edgar Quero, who lofted a one-out solo homer to right off of Antonio Senzatela in the sixth for what turned out to be the game-winning run.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
5 July 2025
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And really getting a sense of who is attracted to who right off the bat and who's going to make a good match, as well as who's going to make good story because of things that are going on in their real world.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
Adverb
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Smith became part of the Astros’ fabric right away.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Most athletes aspire to play right away, and that isn’t always realistic.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
Adverb
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Just like learning a new language—you’ve got to get phonics right first, not just vocabulary.—
Bill Hoogterp,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
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North was right behind her with four goals and two assists, while having the highlight of Friday night with a between-the-legs goal while her back was to the goalie just outside the crease.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 July 2025
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“Straight off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straight%20off. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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