1
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
we usually leave off working as soon as the bell rings
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2
as in to end
to come to an end
the snow should leave off around midnight
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Recent Examples of leave off
The new year for brick-and-mortar retailers is picking up right where 2024 left off, as a slew of stalwart brands are set to shutter dozens of store locations amid shifting consumer patterns.
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Where did Grey’s leave off? Season 21 saw the introduction of Sophia Bush’s new character, Dr. Cass Beckman.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
According to the podcast account, the ball boy was left off of the team's bus during the parade, but Barkley made sure he was included in the festivities as a member of the Eagles squad.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
However, his tenure with the Chiefs ended similarly, and he was left off last year's Super Bowl roster.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Where did Grey’s leave off? Season 21 saw the introduction of Sophia Bush’s new character, Dr. Cass Beckman.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
According to the podcast account, the ball boy was left off of the team's bus during the parade, but Barkley made sure he was included in the festivities as a member of the Eagles squad.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
However, his tenure with the Chiefs ended similarly, and he was left off last year's Super Bowl roster.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leave off
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Misinformation campaigns have increasingly targeted clean energy, pushing the idea that solar and wind are unreliable—a line taken up by Citizens for Responsible Solar, a group led by a conservative operative who works to stop solar projects on farmland and timberland.—
Kate Yoder,
WIRED,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Windsor Police Department said in a social media post that one of its deputies stopped a vehicle with two passengers in the 700 block of Shiloh Road at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Hamas has freed all 25 living hostages included in the first six-week phase ending on March 1 in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Use of the funding is up to the discretion of the organization, but vice president Gretchen Raffa confirmed that part of it will go towards stockpiling mifepristone, a drug used to end pregnancies.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
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The turmoil that enveloped the federal workforce over the last few days is unlikely to cease anytime soon as the U.S. government’s human resources agency considers how to fulfill Elon Musk ’s demands.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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The news many in the film sector feared over the weekend is coming to pass as Technicolor has made the majority of its UK workforce redundant and the majority of its activities have ceased.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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Kimmich’s terms at the Allianz Arena expire on June 30, 2025.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The first phase – which has seen the release of 38 hostages held by Hamas, five of whom were freed separately to the deal, and thousands of Palestinian prisoners and detainees held by Israel – expires on Saturday.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the days following the press conference, Trump’s administration halted further U.S. aid to Ukraine and also ended intelligence sharing between Washington and Kyiv.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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In some of the first practical consequences of that rupture, U.S. shipments of weapons and equipment already en-route to Ukraine were halted Monday night, a U.S. defense official told NBC News.—
Artem Grudinin,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Russian assaults are down from up to 60 per day to as few as 18, CDS concluded.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The decision also suggests the court in at least some cases is prepared to stand behind trial judges who conclude the administration might be violating the law.—
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6 Mar. 2025
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Joe Biden’s third-highest-ranking DOJ official, Matthew Colangelo, quit the DOJ in November 2022 to join Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg three days after Trump announced his 2024 run.—
Carl Burdette,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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As the countdown moves closer to the end of Windows 10 support this October, here are some compelling reasons to quit Windows and give Linux a try.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Her only ally is a mystical axe whose victims wind up as decapitated, talking heads.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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During the studio era, Oberon wound up without the solid base that would have given her plum roles and scripts.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Leave off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave%20off. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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