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threw off

VERB

elude, escape

Synonyms

WEAK

abuse deceive evade get away from give the slip leave behind lose outdistance outrun shake off trick

Antonyms

WEAK

face meet

Example Sentences

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“Stores threw off nearly a quarter of a billion dollars of profits to fund job centers”—about 650 of them, which are separate facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Twenty-one-year-old Ben Waghorn, a member of England's 2024 under-20 World Cup-winning squad, threw off a clutch of Gloucester defenders on his way to his first Prem try.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“It’s weird that something that we just threw off like that suddenly becomes part of the lexicon of our lives,” Reiner said on NPR’s “Fresh Air” in September.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Towards the end of the performance, she threw off her jacket to reveal a t-shirt bearing the legend "I Love QJ".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

I threw off my double layer of blankets, went to my window, and looked down to the street, nine dizzying floors below.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson