1
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
knock it off!
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2
as in to abandon
to stop doing (something) permanently
decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background
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3
as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
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as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks
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5
as in to murder
to put to death deliberately
various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years
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Recent Examples of knock off
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Democrats may take a serious shot at knocking off Sens. Joni Ernst (R) in Iowa and John Cornyn (R) in Texas, but both states are reliably Republican.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
That said, House of Villains is a knockoff Big Brother.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Girls basketball Ontario Christian avenged its only defeat by knocking off Archbishop Mitty on Saturday.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Democrats may take a serious shot at knocking off Sens. Joni Ernst (R) in Iowa and John Cornyn (R) in Texas, but both states are reliably Republican.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
Lutnick, meanwhile, moved on, finding another company like Trump’s, Rumble, which had a MAGA-friendly knockoff of YouTube instead of Twitter.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
That said, House of Villains is a knockoff Big Brother.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off
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Alhassan unleashed a vicious combination of punches on the Brazilian, who appeared to be moments away from being stopped.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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Then, the winning-ugly model stopped winning and the losses were ugly.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
12 Jan. 2025
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But the consistent presence of drug rehabilitation and criminal offenses dominating the background of potential candidates for the award led the league to eventually abandon it.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Beginning in July 1997, Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea abandoned dollar pegs, sending currencies tumbling.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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After subtracting average Social Security income from the annual expenditures, GOBankingRates divided the remaining amount by 4%, following a common rule of thumb for safely drawing down retirement savings.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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Approving spending legislation usually requires not only lengthy negotiations but a lot of time on the House and Senate floor to debate and add and subtract.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Jan. 2025
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Together, the unlikely duo plan to rob the World Diamond Center in Nice, France — a story point that Gudegast would’ve preferred to keep under wraps.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Jan. 2025
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According to the filing, around 15-20 people armed with rifles and handguns kidnapped the pair on Dec. 16 and took them to a vacant apartment where they were tied up, questioned, robbed, assaulted and menaced.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
10 Jan. 2025
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California For Subscribers The Mexican Mafia Tapes: Secret recordings reveal greed, betrayal — and a deal with the feds Sept. 4, 2024 Stinson had already been serving a life sentence for murdering a drug dealer in 1979.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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The GoFundMe established this week singles out her 5-year-old son as needing special attention after seeing his mom get murdered.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The boycott tanked the beer brand’s sales and unleashed a wave of smaller copycat boycotts against companies who engaged in marketing outreach to the LGBTQ communities or voiced commitments to DEI.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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In the hours after the New Orleans attack, San Jose police dispatched several more officers to the Christmas in the Park event to guard against any potential copycats, said San Jose assistant police chief Brian Shab.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Much to the lament of American enthusiasts, Mercedes ceased production of the E 63 S wagon last year, which has helped to keep values high.—
Christian Gilbertsen,
Robb Report,
8 Jan. 2025
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Defibrillators can work when the heart’s rhythm is haywire, but not when the heart has ceased operations.—
Martin McKenzie-Murray,
SPIN,
7 Jan. 2025
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The report also found that although cases of lung cancer declined overall from 2012 to 2021, the decrease was slower in women — most likely because women were slower to take up heavy smoking and slower to quit, said Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer for the American Cancer Society.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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In the case of lung cancer, which is predominantly driven by tobacco use, the shift in cancer incidence may be due to changes in peak tobacco use among women, who were more likely to start smoking later in life and were slower to quit, ACS chief scientific officer William Dahut said.—
Tina Reed,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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