1
as in stops
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
knock it off!
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2
as in abandons
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 subtracts
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 robs
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks
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as in murders
to put to death deliberately
various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years
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The woman in question was identified as Renee Brown, a 36-year-old single mom who works two jobs, loves her kid, and never stops, à la Reba McEntire.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
8 Jan. 2025 -
The rule does not get rid of the debt itself, but stops it from having an impact on a consumer’s credit worthiness.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
7 Jan. 2025
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On June 14 Putin had said Russia would agree to a ceasefire and peace talks only if Ukraine withdraws from the four oblasts, abandons plans to join NATO, and recognizes Crimea and Sevastopol as part of Russia.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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His ability to do this in perpetuity is questionable; Russian victory is inevitable only if the West abandons Ukraine.—
Mitch McConnell,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2024
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For now, the pro football season mercifully ends, and not nearly soon enough.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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Wavy is between straight and curly, holds hairstyles well, and has big curls and waves from roots to ends.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
4 Jan. 2025
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But Social Security payments won’t be delayed if the government ceases operating because of a shutdown.—
Jason Rossi,
The Enquirer,
20 Dec. 2024
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Netanyahu has said the fighting will only end when Hamas ceases to exist as an organization.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
1 Dec. 2024
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Each of these halts progress for us all and needs urgent attention.—
Nadia Edwards-Dashti,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Each of these halts progress for us all and needs urgent attention.—
Nadia Edwards-Dashti,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Fred Battisti develops and executes a companywide leasing strategy as First National Realty Partners' Chief Revenue Officer.—
Fred Battisti,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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If the company executes well on its foundry plans and delivers compelling new CPU and GPU chips, Intel could see almost 3x upside.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2024
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“Knocks off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocks%20off. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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