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
Some notable players left off the team were Washington’s Brittney Sykes, Atlanta’s Brionna Jones, New York’s Natasha Cloud and Los Angeles’ Dearica Hamby.
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Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Richard Pitino, son of Rick, makes for an interesting dynamic in the league as the former New Mexico coach looks to pick up where Sean Miller left off with the Musketeers, albeit with an entirely new roster.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
That honor also doesn’t go to Adriana, who was left off the guest list.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Rather than pick up where Man of Steel left off, this sequel rewinds to Superman’s battle with Zod, revealing that none other than Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) was caught up in the damage of the Kryptonian slugfest.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 11 July 2025
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Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Richard Pitino, son of Rick, makes for an interesting dynamic in the league as the former New Mexico coach looks to pick up where Sean Miller left off with the Musketeers, albeit with an entirely new roster.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
That honor also doesn’t go to Adriana, who was left off the guest list.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Rather than pick up where Man of Steel left off, this sequel rewinds to Superman’s battle with Zod, revealing that none other than Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) was caught up in the damage of the Kryptonian slugfest.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leave off
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Shortly after Braun’s executive order, the Indiana Department of Health told local health departments to stop accepting requests to change genders on birth certificates.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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But, the good news, Wolf says, is that steroid treatments can stop the progression of the disease.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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Then Duran, who woke up at 3 a.m. in Minneapolis to catch a flight to Philadelphia on Friday, ended his day with a four-pitch save — all splinkers — for a 5-4 win against the Detroit Tigers.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Peter Nelson – 7:54 AM | 36 After just five years, Microsoft will end support for low-cost Windows 11 SE Windows 11 SE was made for school laptop fleets where ChromeOS has made inroads.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
2 Aug. 2025
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Which is yet another reason for politicians to cease trying to corrupt the brilliance of freely arrived at price signals.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Historic vote guts public media nationally On May 1, Trump issued an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the private nonprofit that manages the federal money for public media, to cease funding of NPR and PBS.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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The settlement expired in May, but NIJC has argued in court filings and hearings that it should be extended.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
2 Aug. 2025
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The settlement remained until June 24, 1968, when the Department of the Interior forced residents out because their permit to use park land had expired.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Aug. 2025
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First, income convergence between Black and white Americans largely halted.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Soon after announcing the tariffs, Mr. Trump halted them for 90 days, in a pause that was set to expire in early July.—
Lazaro Gamio,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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At a two-day meeting that concludes Wednesday, the Fed is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady despite President Donald Trump’s monthslong campaign aimed at browbeating Fed Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues into cutting rates.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Metallica is slated to kick off their 2026 M72 World Tour in the late spring, which will conclude in the early summer on July 5th, 2026.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Money has also been spent on nongovernmental organization programs that hand out clean needles and crack pipes as part of progressive harm reduction policies instead of encouraging homeless drug users to quit.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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Although the overall unemployment rate is just 4.1%, few people are quitting jobs today, and employers are skittish about hiring.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 July 2025
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No one can come away rooting for Sophie to wind up back at home with her peaceful heteronormative life.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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While on stage, Scherzinger wound up drenched in fake blood.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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“Leave off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave%20off. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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