as in died
to stop living
he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 102
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Recent Examples of popped off
When McDaniels popped off, teammates had his back.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Matt Savoie, Edmonton Oilers Not every breakout candidate has popped off on the scoresheet just yet.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Surprisingly, firing a slew of hard-working people in order to flatter the bottom line didn’t make for a happier workplace — or for more equitable business practices (a trio of strikes popped off in February of 2025, two of which lasted for 58 days).
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
The fairly clean attachments popped off the mixer with the pull of a loop and took seconds to hand-wash.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Gray rebounded from the full-count single to strike out the next two hitters and then popped off the mound to the third base side to field a bunt sharply.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Hardened wax can be popped off the plate with a plastic spatula.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Smith-Njigba popped off for 10 catches, 153 yards and a touchdown in Seattle’s win over the Rams in the NFC Championship Game.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Paul popped off on his podcast about trading, of all people, Reaves.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Matt Savoie, Edmonton Oilers Not every breakout candidate has popped off on the scoresheet just yet.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Surprisingly, firing a slew of hard-working people in order to flatter the bottom line didn’t make for a happier workplace — or for more equitable business practices (a trio of strikes popped off in February of 2025, two of which lasted for 58 days).
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
The fairly clean attachments popped off the mixer with the pull of a loop and took seconds to hand-wash.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Gray rebounded from the full-count single to strike out the next two hitters and then popped off the mound to the third base side to field a bunt sharply.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Hardened wax can be popped off the plate with a plastic spatula.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Smith-Njigba popped off for 10 catches, 153 yards and a touchdown in Seattle’s win over the Rams in the NFC Championship Game.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Paul popped off on his podcast about trading, of all people, Reaves.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for popped off
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Agustín, an elderly man who lived on the streets and had mental health problems, died in February from burns inflicted by an 18-year-old who was later arrested.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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After Michael died in 2009, his three children — Prince, Paris and Bigi Jackson — moved to Hayvenhurst to be raised by their grandmother, Katherine.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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John Adams famously wrote to his wife, Abigail, that smallpox was killing 10 soldiers for every one felled in battle.—
Katrine L. Wallace,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2026
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But López-Calleja passed away unexpectedly in 2022 from a heart attack.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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My husband passed away last October.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ciara Ciara stepped out at the NYC premiere with her husband, football star Russell Wilson, by her side.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Streep stepped out in Prada and Aldo heels, Hathaway had a bright Jimmy Choo moment, while Blunt showed off a pair of Valentino Rockstud sandals.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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Two people who perished in a fatal Bronx blaze didn’t stand a chance after their neighbors left a door open that allowed the fire to quickly spread, officials said Friday.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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More than two dozen sloths perished in a warehouse around two minutes from the Sloth World Orlando location between December 2024 and February 2025, the FWC said, as Fox35 reported.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Four people were checked out by medical personnel at the scene, according to police, who said that none of the individuals were shot.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Lamar Odom has reportedly checked out of rehab after completing a 30-day program following his DUI arrest earlier this year.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Several times in the last couple of decades, Microsoft has released source code for the original MS-DOS operating system that kicked off its decades-long dominance of consumer PCs.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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The achievement kicked off an age of discovery in genetics, with researchers racing to decode the genomes of other pathogens—and eventually animals.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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