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work off

VERB
get rid of by work or effort
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VERB
pay back by working
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He thinks this is partly because AI took so much scut work off people’s plates that their days became consumed by high-level thinking—and they were burning out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

King's pioneering work off the court paid off: women now receive equal prize money to the men at each of the four majors.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

New Mexico became the first state to ban lunch shaming in 2017, and others followed with laws against tactics like throwing away food, stamping students’ hands or making them work off debt with “chores.”

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

As a result, many caregivers are undocumented and work off the books.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2025

“Where? Gum Baby need to work off some energy anyway.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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