get off

verb

Definition of get offnext
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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2
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 The offense couldn't get going and the defense couldn't get off the field. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Meta got off to an early lead with Muse, which has been downloaded more than 3 million times. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The unit got off to a rocky start this season but there’s been recent improvement. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026 After playing four minutes of the season’s opening game and not getting off the bench in the next one, a 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock, Dembele decided to talk to Lennon. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The absurdist look at greed and climate change, reality and the distorting power of media, feckless world leaders and rapacious billionaires, struggled to get off the ground. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026 SpaceX Starship mission plan Monday's mission got off to a spectacular start. — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 The night got off to a shaky start when NFL football got in the way of the CBS broadcast. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 The failed 2-point try and the defense’s failure to get off the field coast them late. — Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get off
  1. depart
  2. begin
  3. move
  4. start
  5. exit
  6. commence
  7. get
  8. get to
Verb
  • Prima destinations include Bermuda, the Caribbean, the Greek Isles, the Mediterranean, and Northern Europe departing from her home ports of Port Canaveral, Florida, and Galveston, Texas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Similarly, since 2010, Beijing has steadily departed from the more relaxed policies of the reform era and pursued the Sinicization of faiths such as Christianity and Islam.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of depart
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  • Once the playoffs began, New York has looked like a different team, and twice blew out top-seed Minnesota to advance.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The White House originally said checks would begin in October, but the administration official told CNBC the first batch went out this Wednesday.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of begin
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  • Rural areas account for nearly 40% of sales of fast-moving consumer goods, according to data from consultancy Nielsen Consumer.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Tinubu’s then-employers at Mobil Oil told investigators his treasurer role did not involve moving large sums and that the company never authorized him to hold its funds personally.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of move
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  • Inspections started June 24 — the day after the late-June discovery — on the building’s third floor.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • States have already started slashing caregivers’ pay and other critical disability services in anticipation of Medicaid cuts that will roll out next year.
    — STAT, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of start
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  • Malhotra, one of India’s most experienced execs and producers, launched Abundantia back in 2013 after exiting a role as COO of Viacom18 Motion Pictures and a shorter spell leading Balaji Motion Pictures.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That would give Temasek greater ability to adjust its investments as the industry evolves, compared with private assets that can be harder to exit quickly.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of exit
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  • It has been known since the 1970s for yielding Roman artifacts, but an organized investigation did not commence until 2017, when geophysical surveys exposed a first-century fortification there.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The mountain, known to the Indigenous inhabitants of the region as the Six Grandfathers, was considered sacred, and construction commenced over the vehement objections of Native Americans.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of commence
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  • As the day winds down, get cozy in the living room for a game of cards and a glass of South African wine, or watch the sun set from the stone terrace.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Each of the six main suspects get their chance to give their version of events on the day of Jodie’s death, effectively supplying their own alibis.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • The 5-foot-9 ball handler got to the rim at will and finished several of her drives with a package of crafty hook shots.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • The next generation of Knicks fans got to experience the championship celebration at the Standard Biergarten.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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“Get off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20off. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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