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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4
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
Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Remember when all of the country outside of New England wanted the Chiefs to knock off the Patriots in the 2018 AFC Championship Game?
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2025
Paulina Likos, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
Hanks’s movie debut was a slasher film that’s an obvious Halloween knockoff, right down to the mask and music.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Keys blasted away and knocked off the 2022 Wimbledon champion.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Remember when all of the country outside of New England wanted the Chiefs to knock off the Patriots in the 2018 AFC Championship Game?
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
Ramping up manufacturing capacity will help bring more supply to the market and end the ability of other companies to compound knockoffs.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
Hanks’s movie debut was a slasher film that’s an obvious Halloween knockoff, right down to the mask and music.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off
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Outside of suicide, the only way for a terminally ill person in Ohio to hasten their own death is to refuse life-prolonging treatments or to stop eating and drinking.—
Tim Botos,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, Eke said, if Charlotte doesn’t succeed, the Berman family behind the bid won’t stop trying.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2025
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That effort now appears to have come to an abrupt end as USAID contractors around the world prepare to abandon critical projects and lay off staff.—
Jake Bittle,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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This idea must be fought, stopped, and abandoned completely!—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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Take the average of the day’s high and low temperatures, then subtract the base temperature.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The healthiest workplace friendships are the ones that add value without subtracting focus.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Domínguez had a chance to unseat Verdugo at the end of last season, but the natural center fielder struggled in left field and didn’t hit much after recovery from UCL surgery and an oblique injury robbed him of minor league reps.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Some criminal gangs have been robbing trucks making wholesale Ozempic deliveries, Mr. Corrêa dos Santos said.—
Flávia Milhorance,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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As one of the messiest seasons on TV right now nears its finale, here's what happened this episode, from who was murdered and banished to how many traitors are left.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Dylann Roof, a white supremacist, murdered my mother, two cousins, and six others in 2015 at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The private equity firm saw the Chinese government and the life sciences industry making a deliberate effort to evolve from its historical focus on copycat and fast-follower drugs that mimicked leading drugs to creating new chemical matter that China could export to the rest of the world.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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Graham inspired a swath of copycats and might have contributed to Reid’s image as a jovial, likable guy as much as Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and all his team’s on-field success.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The return-to-work ordinance would require city executives to determine timelines to cease remote-work options for their employees.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Wednesday night, precipitation is expected to be both rain and snow but become all rain after 1 a.m. Snow is expected to cease heading into Thursday with rain instead predicted before 1 p.m.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
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White nurses were afraid of the disease, quit, and sought employment elsewhere rather than risk infection.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
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But after having the same tired argument over and over again with no improvements to show for it, Amy decided to call it quits with a text.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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