let go of
idiom
: to stop holding or gripping (something or someone)
Let go of my hand.
He let go of the rope.
—often used figurativelyYou need to let go of the past.
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That’s the moment to pause and let go of what no longer belongs, because you were funded to invent the next version of what’s possible.
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Alla Adam, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
That game would have felt much different had Taylor not let go of the ball at the goal line, leading to a turnover rather than a touchdown run.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Quirarte had switched to a still camera when Slebir, towed on a Jet Ski by his longtime surfing buddy Luca Padua of Half Moon Bay, hurled to the crest of the gigantic wave and let go of his tether.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
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Alla Adam, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
That game would have felt much different had Taylor not let go of the ball at the goal line, leading to a turnover rather than a touchdown run.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Quirarte had switched to a still camera when Slebir, towed on a Jet Ski by his longtime surfing buddy Luca Padua of Half Moon Bay, hurled to the crest of the gigantic wave and let go of his tether.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Let go of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20go%20of. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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