make off

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Recent Examples of make off The plot was inspired by several actual snatch-and-grab jobs from the era, including the 1972 Worcester Art Museum heist in which robbers made off with masterpieces from Rembrandt, Picasso and Gauguin. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025 Customer management revenue, which Alibaba makes off of selling marketing and other services to merchants on its platform, jumped 12% year-on-year. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 May 2025 The Marin County Sheriff’s Office alleges Christopher Britton, of Fairfield, burglarized classrooms at several schools in February, making off with credit cards and running up thousands of dollars in unauthorized purchases. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 The oddball weapon is a signal jammer designed to take down drones in war zones and was likely used to neutralize the van vault’s silent alarm so the thief could make off with what Kasie (Diona Reasonover) estimates is a million dollars. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for make off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for make off
Verb
  • Bayern are a high-pressing team who will try to lock opponents into their own third or force them to play long to get out of it.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 June 2025
  • With Haliburton on the floor, Toppin handed him the rock while his teammates got out of the way.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • The coastal areas will continue to see May gray in the morning and patchy fog that clears out in the afternoon, keeping temperatures fairly mild for the next two days.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
  • The fluid plays an important role in providing nutrients to the brain and clearing out waste products.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • The main thing to avoid is a wide-mouthed glass, which lets aromas escape too quickly.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • While restaurants, meatpackers and countless other businesses now risk having workers targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tech employers have largely escaped Trump administration scrutiny for their use of foreign labor.
    Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025

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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20off. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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