1
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
told him to get off for home before it got dark
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as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning
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Recent Examples of get off
This delicious stuff is ridiculously hard to get off.
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Dwight Garner, Saveur, 19 Feb. 2025
Kuzmenko got off on the right foot in the Flyers’ 3-2 win over Pittsburgh with an assist on his first shift and a couple of nifty setups, while Pelletier hasn’t yet played due to the immigration process.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Teller has recently been busy promoting his new movie The Gorge after 2025 got off to a difficult start for him and Sperry, who were among the many to lose their Pacific Palisades home in the California wildfires in January.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The recovery response got off to a bad start when Bass appointed Steve Soboroff, a prominent civic leader, as her recovery czar only to face backlash about being paid $500,000 for a few months’ work.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The White Lotus review: Season 3 gets off to a sleepy start
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—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
For those who can identify with standing in line just to stop the world and get off, this is the movie for you, a death-defying and dizzying wild ride.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
The Long Island native got off on the right foot in 2024, recording a 2.60 ERA over his first 12 starts.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
The tournament’s one potential four-time state champion got off to a quick start.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
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Once the new crew members arrive, Wilmore and Williams, along with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, will depart the station on a separate capsule.—
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The ship departed Philadelphia at 11 a.m. on Wednesday and headed to Mobile, Alabama, as part of the process of becoming a reef and headed to its final destination at the bottom of the sea.—
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The Girl Scout Cookie season began on Jan. 7 and typically runs through April, which means Thin Mints and other classics are still available for purchase.—
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To define your legacy, begin by reflecting on your core values and what truly matters to you.—
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The start of a new year is a time for planning, embracing change and moving forward.—
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However, researchers who study ancient Earth were previously uncertain whether Neoproterozoic glaciers moved at all, let alone enough to erode the ground beneath them and transfer minerals into the sea.—
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Ditch your eyesore of a carpet and make your whole space feel new with one of Wayfair’s deals on Joanna Gaines x Loloi rugs, with prices starting at just $22.—
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The landmark free concert, set to take place on May 3, will be broadcast live on Multishow and TV Globo, starting at 9 p.m. BRT.—
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The bullet had entered 65-year-old Sheryl Ferguson’s midsection, exited high on her back, passed through the chair behind her and lodged in the wall.—
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Macario exited the match four minutes later, with an emotional Hayes embracing her for her own unforgettable moment.—
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There are plenty of reasons for optimism with the Patriots including new coach Mike Vrabel and the roster rebuild that could soon commence as a result of the Pats having more cap space than any other team.—
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The deal commences with Lionsgate’s 2026 theatrical releases and also includes the studio’s 2025 slate and a commitment for licensing library movies and TV.—
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While typically favored by remote-first companies—where getting a sense of the company culture from an office visit during interviews may literally be impossible—even more traditional businesses can benefit from making some portion of a company handbook available on their Careers website.—
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Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox.—
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This goes for the show's host, Kevin O'Connor, and its core cast of experts — Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey and Jenn Nawada — and for members of production who are behind the scenes.—
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The Canucks must finally go about actually accumulating more talent, as opposed to shuffling it about and playing whack-a-mole with their aggregate talent level — exchanging, for example, enviable centre depth (but a patchwork blue line) for enviable blue-line depth (but patchwork centre depth).—
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“Get off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20off. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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