as in to tail (off)
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Rogers, a 35-year-old mother of five, vanished overnight on July 3, 2015, when she was last seen by her boyfriend, Houck, at his family farm, PEOPLE previously reported.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
15 July 2025 -
The moment 3-year-old tuxedo cat Minnie returned home after vanishing for several weeks has been caught on camera, melting hearts online.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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That wet phase of Martian history was billions of years ago, however, and all that water has since evaporated away into space or seeped deep underground.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
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While some of yesterday’s deals have evaporated or sold out, Wednesday is bringing a fresh slate of finds.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
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She's also had to warn her sons not to give out their Social Security numbers when the fake Geico folks started calling them.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
8 July 2025
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The Family Order is personally given out by the monarch without consultation with the government, traditionally after a female royal has been acting as a working member of the family for several years.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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“Peter (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peter%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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