dash (off)

verb

Definition of dash (off)next
as in to cobble (together or up)

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  1. make up
  2. hatch
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  • The upcoming Doha Film Festival has unveiled its 15-title competition lineup made up mostly of Middle East premieres of movies from the region, seven of which directed by women.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Both hair and laundry care businesses make up 40% of the company's Consumer Brands sales.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of make up
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  • To get her father and his siblings to offer answers to questions no one had ever dared ask in the past until Duong’s cameras rolled, an inventive hybrid documentary-narrative model was hatched for the film.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The midges hatch from eggs and have three days to live, and their sole intent is to use that lifespan to mate.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of hatch
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“Dash (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dash%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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