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as in to abandon
to cause to remain behind
you can leave your lunch in the refrigerator while we're outside starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another
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as in to quit
to give up (a job or office)
he left his job in the city and moved out into the country
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as in to hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
why don't you leave your watch with me while you swim?
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as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with
is there ever a good way to leave a lover?
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as in to let
to give permission to
aw, leave him come
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as in vacation
a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended
the soldier was on leave for three days before having to report back to base
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as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
the editor gave the reporters leave to follow up on their initial investigation of the senator's fund-raising practices
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as in departure
the act of leaving a place
the party was clearly dying down, and it was time to take our leave
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Recent Examples of leave
arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Career ladders: Creating advancement opportunities within teaching, rather than forcing educators to leave the classroom for administrative roles to advance, addresses a key retention issue at a moderate cost.
—Scott White, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
While rhubarb stalks are edible, the leaves are toxic and should never be consumed.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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Verb
However, he was pardoned by his father shortly before the former president left office.
—arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Career ladders: Creating advancement opportunities within teaching, rather than forcing educators to leave the classroom for administrative roles to advance, addresses a key retention issue at a moderate cost.
—Scott White, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
Nearly the entire workforce of the CFPB was put on administrative leave as a way of sticking that agency Republicans love to hate in purgatory.
—Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
While rhubarb stalks are edible, the leaves are toxic and should never be consumed.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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The suspension of programs supporting the promotion of democracy in authoritarian countries, a bipartisan U.S. foreign policy for decades, has left experts wondering if the Trump administration has abandoned that goal.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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High in the thin Alaskan air, where abundant oxygen had long abandoned such firmaments for lower altitude, five women knelt circled against the piercing cold.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Following its disappearance from that institution, it was purchased in 1948 from a New York dealer by financier and Met trustee Walter C. Baker, who bequeathed it to the Met.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
25 Feb. 2025
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Watts stars as Iris, a woman who finds her comfortable New York life upended when her friend and mentor Walter (Murray) bequeaths her his Great Dane, Apollo.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 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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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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Coney Barrett provided the key vote, siding with the three liberal justices and Chief Justice John Roberts to hand the Trump administration a major loss.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The first came in the 2023 season; Killeen Ellison handed the Jaguars a 52-50 loss in a state semifinal.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2025
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Rather than simply dredging the sea floor and dumping the soil back into the ocean elsewhere, all materials are reused for land reclamation or infrastructure projects.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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But Williams dumped the ball off to Brandon Clarke under the rim, and Robinson, recovering once again, arrived a split-second late.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Stay focused on the bigger picture, and don’t let temporary setbacks shake your vision.—
Stephen Nalley,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Rahn, a disabled Army veteran who was recently let go from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, will be a guest of Sen. Ruben Gallego (D, Ariz.).—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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According to interior design pros, here are a few tips for making your day-to-day life a vacation, based on your favorite season.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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The hurdles that come with hopping on a flight with young children these days are already enough to deter many parents from booking a vacation.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2025
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Alas for true love and territorial aspirations, on his way back to St. Petersburg for further orders and permission to marry, Rezanov got sick, again and again, and finally died after falling from his horse.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Stafford, 37, had drawn considerable interest after the Rams granted his representatives permission to seek the potential financial parameters from another clubs if L.A. elected to peddle him.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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