dash off

verb

dashed off; dashing off; dashes off
Synonyms of dash offnext
: to write (something) in a very quick and hurried way
I have just enough time to dash off a letter.

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The new mom dashed off to get Anna. — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 The students dash off to their dorm rooms or dining hall, and wait to do the homework until midnight. — Sean Cho Ayres, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025 The glamorous pair left the building and dashed off in a Cadillac for their honeymoon. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026 Otherwise, you people might be tempted to dash off a bunch of nasty remarks in the comments section. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dash off

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