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past tense of tick (off)

ticked off

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verb (2)

past tense of tick off

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Recent Examples of ticked (off)
Verb
As the final seconds ticked off the clock in the first-round loss to UCLA, the realization of its finality began to settle in. Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 Getting through the group stage ticked off one box. Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 26 June 2026 In his remarks, DeSantis ticked off serious criminal offenses, including rape and murder, for about a dozen of the more than 20,000 immigration offenders held there and then deported by the federal government. Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 That shot into the left corner ticked off Pickford's hand. ABC News, 17 June 2026 Week after week, his digits splayed across his helmet in anguish after passes ticked off his hands and into the grass. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 June 2026 Now, having ticked off the red carpet circuit. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 May 2026 For every scene that feels false or unnecessary, there is one that works well; for every plot point that feels ticked off a checklist, something surprising pops up. Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Luke training with Yoda and each kinda getting ticked off at the other is priceless. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticked (off)
Verb
  • The mother, Yadira, applied for asylum and listed Wilber, who was 15 at the time, and his younger sister, as dependents of her case.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Multiple bottled coffee drinks did not have the contents listed on the label.
    Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • The senator even admonished Republican staffers who were protesting outside a DC meeting between the candidate and Senate Democrats.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
  • The judge overseeing the wrongful death civil case that John O'Keefe's family filed against Karen Read admonished more than a dozen lawyers involved in the case on Wednesday.
    Kristina Rex, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • They also have been angered by Kennedy’s attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.
    Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • They've also been angered by Kennedy's attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Then the crowd, with hands raised, recited an Oath of Allegiance, not so different from the oath Washington signed in 1778.
    Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • He and Feddon recited prayers, which the priest had found for him, that pilgrims have spoken for generations along the Camino.
    Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Wimbledon fashion is also something that can get patrons in trouble, with Andy Samberg saying he was reprimanded for wearing black jeans in the Royal Box.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Anne White was famously reprimanded for wearing a skin-tight unitard during her first-round match in June 1985.
    Afia Asamoah, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The View From the FCC’s flank The FCC’s aggressive pressure on news networks has infuriated the dissenting member of the commission.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • They’re infuriated with a military that turned out to repress civilian protests in recent years, but appeared slow to mobilize in support of earthquake victims this week.
    Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Davis remembered once being scolded as a teenager by her mother after being caught speaking poorly of a classmate.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The suggestion has enraged many of the victims and fierce opponents of the Islamic Republic who have found refuge in Canada.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Despite his concessions to the SSPX, Francis enraged many Catholic traditionalists by reversing Benedict's relaxation on celebrating the old Latin Mass for the broader Catholic Church.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

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“Ticked (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticked%20%28off%29. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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