strike off
Britishverb
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to remove or erase from (a list, record, etc) by or as if by a stroke of the pen
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(adverb) to cut off or separate by or as if by a blow
she was struck off from the inheritance
Example Sentences
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Following the conclusion of the tribunal, a spokesperson for the GMC said: "There is no place for antisemitism, sexism or misogyny in medicine, and we will always seek to strike off doctors for such conduct."
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
With Newcastle on the ropes, Adama Boiro lashed a ferocious strike off the woodwork from 18 yards.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
But Arsenal were pegged back five minutes after the break through Vertessen's right-footed strike off the left post.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023
Five days before, however, Kaiser management and local staffers reached a tentative contract agreement and called the strike off.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Cluny watched them strike off into the undergrowth.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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