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
Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, Gio Reyna, Antonee Robinson, Josh Sargent and Yunus Musah, Pulisic’s teammate in Milan, were also left off the 27-man roster summoned to training camp ahead next month’s Gold Cup, although some of those players will be participating in the Club World Cup.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
This comes after he was left off the All-NBA teams, despite posting impressive averages of 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Unfortunately, Verdugo has picked up more or less where the left off with the Yankees.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The series left off in Season 3 with Carmy and company finally opening The Bear, the fine dining establishment that evolved out of The Beef, the greasy sandwich spot Carmy inherited from his late brother.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 20 May 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
This comes after he was left off the All-NBA teams, despite posting impressive averages of 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Unfortunately, Verdugo has picked up more or less where the left off with the Yankees.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The series left off in Season 3 with Carmy and company finally opening The Bear, the fine dining establishment that evolved out of The Beef, the greasy sandwich spot Carmy inherited from his late brother.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leave off
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On September 2, Border Force officers had stopped two women at London Stansted Airport.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Nintendo’s onetime chief rival, Sega Corp., stopped making and selling consoles in 2001 after a series of failures.—
Wendy Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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In between plays, Waddle and former University of Alabama teammate Tua Tagovailoa were talking it up on the sidelines — laughing and chatting as the air horn blew, ending the day.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Delegations from the warring sides agreed Monday to swap dead and wounded troops, but their conditions for ending the war remained far apart.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Yet, for some time now, there has been a third movement that tends to be articulated more in art than elsewhere, even if elsewhere there has long since ceased to be any alternative.—
Diedrich Diederichsen,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Once retired, income mainly ceases and so does the ability to add funding to retirement accounts.—
David Kudla,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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According to court documents, the employee fraudulently created a new medical marijuana card for herself after her card obtained in 2023 expired, KELO reported.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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Be sure safety equipment is not expired or damaged.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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The ruling halted a 30% tariff on China, a 25% tariff on certain goods from Mexico and Canada, and 10% baseline tariffs on most of the rest of the world, but did not affect import taxes on steel, aluminum, or automakers, which Trump levied under a different law.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
29 May 2025
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The Kyiv Independent reported that Russia’s foreign minister reiterated that no deal would be considered without committing to NATO halting eastward expansion, which would prevent Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova from ever entering the alliance.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
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Some investors must be concluding that this is basically a no-growth company.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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Before her game this week against the Phoenix Mercury, Reese was asked about the investigation concluding that the claims were not substantiated.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
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For example, quitting is one of the hardest moments to avoid tears.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Five years ago, the mother made a drastic choice to sell her house, quit her job, and embark on a global adventure, dismissing any concerns for the future of her financial security.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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In late 2023, just as Williams was winding up his tenure at Givenchy, Hong Kong entrepreneur Adrian Cheng took a majority stake in 1017 Alyx 9SM.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
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That’s how a player can not make the All-Star team but wind up on one of three All-NBA teams in the same season.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Leave off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave%20off. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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