1
as in departed
to leave a place often for another
told him to get off for home before it got dark
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2
as in began
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 Synonyms for got off
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Multiple other execs in the C-suite departed in the time since, most recently president and chief operating officer Chris Ruble, who was terminated in December.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2025 -
One surprisingly active club has been the Athletics, who have departed Oakland and will play their home games in Sacramento in the near term.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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This story has been updated to note that Mega Millions began in 2002, not 2022.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
24 Dec. 2024
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Surprisingly little time has been spent on this issue since the war began.—
Samuel Charap,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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Spurgeon sustained an injury during the play and exited the game.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Despite this, the number of animals in shelters remains high—in the first half of 2024, 322,000 more pets entered shelters than exited them.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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The company has not commenced any operations and does not expect to generate operating revenues until after completing a business combination.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
27 Dec. 2024
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An epic hoedown commenced, complete with line dancing where Blue Ivy joined in for the finale.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
25 Dec. 2024
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The cold of the night had returned, and the baby had started to shiver.—
Karen Zautyk,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
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That’s quite a feat for a team that started playing football in 1925.—
Josh Kendall,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Someone won a $68 million jackpot in New York on Christmas Eve in 2002, but that prize went unclaimed.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
24 Dec. 2024
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Davis opened as a massive favorite at (-2000).—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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In addition to the station, Ford purchased the 270,000-square-foot Book Depository next door, which opened in 2023 with the Newlab incubator.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Infested leaves can be cut out and larvae can be handpicked off leaves and squished between the fingers.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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In his forties and with bad knees, Butcher was not cut out to be an infantryman.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Got off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20off. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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