MADE OFF Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

made off

verb

past tense of make off

as in got (away)

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The issue wasn't even on the agenda Tuesday night, but comes after word got out that data center developers had been lobbying city leaders.

— Nina Burns, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Court records show Reynoso parked a short distance away, got out of his vehicle, took cover behind a sign and fired at Negroni Feliciano, striking him in the head and killing him.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of got out

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Next spring, Harper hopes, the cemetery will be cleared out enough for the volunteers to go in.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Workers have cleared out and sanitized the eastern freezer, which was largely destroyed in the fire and filled with spoiled food and charred debris.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of cleared out

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This incident highlights a systemic issue where millions in USDT have escaped freezes, as confirmed by multiple on-chain analytics firms like BitOK.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
In 2023 Flaco, a Eurasian Eagle Owl, escaped his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

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