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made off

VERB

flee, run away

Synonyms

WEAK

abscond bolt clear cut and run decamp depart escape fly go leave make away quit retire run run for it run off scamper scoot skedaddle skip withdraw

Antonyms

WEAK

stay wait

Example Sentences

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Instead, it emboldened a new generation of fakers who saw the easy money he made off eager buyers and realized that others involved in the fraud weren’t held accountable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

When he hit free agency again, Seattle scooped him up—and made off with the Lombardi Trophy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Exactly how much Yoho and the Strategy Group made off the $8.5 million deal is unclear.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2025

He is believed to have made off on foot into an alleyway beside the house.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Campion and the patrol made off downhill and Hazel, relieved to be rid of them so easily, hurried after Silver, with the others close behind.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams