leaves off

verb

present tense third-person singular of leave off
1
as in ends
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 stops
to come to an end the snow should leave off around midnight

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Recent Examples of leaves off After curing, clip the garlic leaves off hardneck garlic varieties and store the bulbs in mesh bags, or twist softneck garlic leaves into braids for hanging. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026 By the end of The Charmer, Lewis leaves off with a fitting end, on healing. — Tina Eves, SPIN, 4 May 2026 Pull tarragon leaves off the stem and finely chop the leaves. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026 The rear is the most interesting angle, with a bumper design that picks up where the front leaves off and no attempt at a fake diffuser. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 4 Mar. 2026 Pruning Practices All tomato plants benefit from pruning to keep the leaves off the ground, eliminate sucker shoots to increase energy for fruit production, and to open the plant for good air circulation. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026 This is the atheism of Nietzsche and Martin Heidegger and their existentialist descendants, which begins in precisely the place where scientific materialism leaves off, with the will of the subjective, conscious agent. — Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026 This twist on a French manicure leaves off only the lunula of the nail to the imagination. — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026 Rain is coming, penciled in for an hour or two from now, and a harsh British wind is flinging leaves off branches and cloaking the countryside with something that smells dungy and damp. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaves off
  1. ends
  2. stops
  3. ceases
  4. expires
  5. halts
  6. concludes
  7. quits
  8. breaks off
Verb
  • The funeral, which ends Thursday, was supposed to be a period of lower tensions.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Kentucky’s Senate succession law, which Republican legislators have twice changed during Beshear’s tenure, does not give the governor a role in picking a temporary successor should McConnell’s seat become vacant before his term ends.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of ends
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  • Vehicle stops can be inherently fraught and unpredictable, with the person behind the wheel in control of thousands of pounds of steel that can pose great risk should a driver refuse to comply or simply panic and flee.
    — Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Additionally, one source said that ICE officers can conduct some vehicle stops during the pause but only in the presence of a local law enforcement officer trained to make vehicle stops that partners with ICE under the agency's 287(g) program.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of stops
Verb
  • This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • What is surprising—indeed, almost shocking—is when a particular fashion ceases to change.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of ceases
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  • Darline Graham will serve out the remaining months of his current term, which expires in January.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • The interim senator would serve at least until January, when Graham's current term expires.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of expires
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  • This mechanism functions as a physical switch, giving operators an extra layer of direct control because shutting off the external neutron generator immediately halts the nuclear reaction.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
  • The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Definition of halts
Verb
  • After the hearing concludes, Graf must determine if the case should proceed, which experts say is likely.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The video concludes with the pair using the vehicle to drag the 1,500-pound statue out toward the gate.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of concludes
Verb
  • However, consumers and retailers shouldn’t call it quits on big fits just yet.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 June 2026
  • This solution could even be moved from space to space as needed, though that would involve more hefting than most of us would be happy undertaking more than a few times before calling it quits.
    — Paul Ridden June 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2026
Definition of quits
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  • According to the reports, the malfunctions occurred during the ride's signature ‘tilt' portion, where the segment of track containing the ride vehicle breaks off completely and tilts forward 45 degrees before reconnecting to another piece of track at a 90-degree angle to the ground below.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • If the mouthpiece breaks off, try to remove it without digging into the skin.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Definition of breaks off

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“Leaves off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaves%20off. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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