as in lists
to specify one after another
ticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list
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1
as in admonishes
to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault
she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised
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as in angers
to make angry
it really ticks me off when someone says something like that
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Recent Examples of ticks (off)
Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
Lowend pioneer Munch Lauren once told me that the reason Milwaukee beats sound like that—like the Energizer Bunny strapped to the drums, just a few ticks off from New Orleans bounce—is because folks would literally dance to bounce tracks in the clubs in the early 2010s.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Without hard freezes killing ticks off, populations are surviving in higher numbers and becoming active earlier each spring.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
Lowend pioneer Munch Lauren once told me that the reason Milwaukee beats sound like that—like the Energizer Bunny strapped to the drums, just a few ticks off from New Orleans bounce—is because folks would literally dance to bounce tracks in the clubs in the early 2010s.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticks (off)
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The restaurant’s website lists over 85 locations in California, including at least 15 storefronts in the Los Angeles area.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Waymo’s website lists several current and upcoming service areas, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Antonio, Austin and other cities.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Judge admonishes Musk over social media use Musk is seeking $150 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, one of its largest investors, with proceeds going to OpenAI’s charitable arm.—
Deepa Seetharaman,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Deeply religious, Jean’s mother, in the film, admonishes her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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LaCava said the change seems like another city policy that angers many residents without major impact.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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What angers me is thinking about what could have been.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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In the first pages of Odessa, Yetta’s mother Frieda recites the Shechechiyanu prayer to herself while immersed in the mikvah, a ritual bath in a freshwater spring.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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On the song, Lewis recites a 2015 speech from former President Barack Obama.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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His supervisor appears as a ticket conductor and reprimands him for doing nothing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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To that end, Nate's extravagant wedding infuriates Naz, who thinks Nate has the ability to pay him back but is holding out on him.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Ugh, Salley infuriates me more than people who stop at the top of the subway stairs to check their phone.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Authored by Keaton Smith of Whitewood Law, the complaint details NASCAR’s efforts to try to find actual names and physical addresses for the defendants.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2026
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The report details allegations of rape, child prostitution, forced labor and trafficking linked to mining camps throughout the Amazon.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Now, Wollner is back with Everytime, which sees a tragic death bring a mother, her daughter, and a teenage boy, who everyone blames for the tragedy, together.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Letter writer blames sister-in-law for brother’s non-Jewish funeral plans.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
7 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ticks (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticks%20%28off%29. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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