cross off

verb

crossed off; crossing off; crosses off
: to draw a line through (a name or item on a list)
They crossed off the names of the people who had already been invited.
We can cross her off our list of potential donors.

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As the candidates failed or died, Jacob would cross off their names, narrowing down the list to a final few. — Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026 There have been many big firsts over the past month, but before a 2-1 Phillies win Tuesday, Crawford crossed off a small one. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 13 May 2026 Bluth says her college friend group used to write each person's tasks on a whiteboard and congratulate each other whenever something got crossed off. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 The medication schedule was pretty straightforward; everything had been crossed off but the painkiller. — Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cross off

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“Cross off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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