MAKING OFF Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

making off

verb

present participle of make off

as in getting (away)

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Eventually, getting out required a helicopter landing on a rooftop.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
But the gang endured, and after getting out of prison in 2014, Romo seized control of Blythe Street.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Smoke from wildfires may lower air quality during the day, clearing out overnight as the storm system moves in.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026
His team began clearing out an informal dump site, eventually transforming it into a community garden.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026

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