popping off

verb

present participle of pop off
as in dying
to stop living he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 102

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Recent Examples of popping off Beyond the collection unveilings, the Spring 2027 season has seen no shortage of parties popping off across Paris. — Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 Just like most of her fellow nominees, Spiro spent years making music and sharing it on TikTok before popping off recently. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 Even so, Sigle is popping off the (full-field) tape in Raheem Morris’ new scheme. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026 Crudo but not crudo, salad but not salad, a gorgeous rummage of ingredients popping off flashbulb-bright acidity. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 The chat is also popping off like an actual multiplayer lobby. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026 At the same time that Cohen was developing Broad Strokes, her onscreen career was popping off. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026 Because of that, its HDR performance is excellent, with small specular highlights popping off the screen. — John Higgins, The Verge, 23 June 2026 Fans obliged in droves, popping off their shirts and bringing a building that had stagnated into stressed silence back to the top of its register. — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for popping off
  1. dying
  2. falling
  3. checking out
  4. passing away
  5. stepping out
  6. kicking off
  7. perishing
  8. kicking in
Verb
  • At the sites of deadly accidents, people have reported the sound of a pickaxe or the groans of a dying man.
    — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Bart cries wolf the morning after dreaming about dying in a bus crash, but no one believes him.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of dying
Verb
  • The Chiefs had a historically bad loss last weekend while falling 20-3 to the Seahawks in Seattle.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Think of dominoes falling, not checkers hopscotching across the board.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of falling
Verb
  • Protect your accounts and personal information A suspicious shopping site may ask you to create an account before checking out.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Please adjust the total quantity of ‌iPhone Duo‌ in your order before checking out.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of checking out
Verb
  • For her part, Lily Renée continued drawing comics for many years after Rio’s retirement and was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2007 before passing away in New York in 2022, at the age of 101.
    — Gaby Iori October 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Her sister had been through cervical cancer and two bouts of breast cancer before passing away from the disease.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026
Definition of passing away
Verb
  • Embracing the playful energy of the runway, Nadin said a prayer before stepping out.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • There’s something very nice about stepping out on a terrace right in the heart of bustling Vancouver to feel the crisp Pacific Northwest air.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of stepping out
Verb
  • And because Philadelphia leads the country in the number of youngsters who are vaping, the city health department is kicking off a new anti-vaping campaign.
    — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Day two of the STAT Summit is just kicking off as this newsletter lands in inboxes.
    — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of kicking off
Verb
  • In the film, Carrie impales Margaret (Piper Laurie) with flying kitchen knives, crucified within a door frame, before perishing herself.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This summer has been a deadly one in Europe, with over 10,000 people perishing in the extreme heat over just a few weeks.
    — Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of perishing
Verb
  • Suder sweetened the deal by kicking in $9,000 toward repairs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Meta backlash is global Criticism goes beyond Nieman Lab’s reporting, as news groups globally urge regulators to intervene and block Meta’s controversial terms from kicking in.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of kicking in

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“Popping off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popping%20off. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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