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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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
Arcane season two picks up right where the first one left off, with Jinx becoming a resistance figure and Vi reevaluating her past choices in the face of an ever bigger conflict between Zaun and Piltover.
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
Season 5 resumes where the previous one left off, Jenkins says, capturing a crowd celebrating the arrival in Jerusalem of Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) at the start of the week (known as Palm Sunday).
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
What songs hurt you the most to leave off this project?
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
His replacement, Ty Simpson, picked up right where Williams left off, running for 66 yards on 12 carries.
—Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2024
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
Season 5 resumes where the previous one left off, Jenkins says, capturing a crowd celebrating the arrival in Jerusalem of Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) at the start of the week (known as Palm Sunday).
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
What songs hurt you the most to leave off this project?
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
His replacement, Ty Simpson, picked up right where Williams left off, running for 66 yards on 12 carries.
—Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2024
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An elevator stops on all four floors, and as designed, there will be three and potentially four bedrooms and a total of four bathrooms, plus a powder room just inside the front door.Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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Apply for roles that excite you, but don’t stop there—find a point of contact within each company and start building relationships.Wasim Hajjiri, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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So, out of the 24, how did those teams end their seasons?Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Spanish clothing giant Inditex dragged on the sector, ending the session 6.5% lower, after the Zara owner posted interim nine-month and quarterly results.Sam Meredith,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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The technical psychiatry and neurobiology of later times necessarily lacked Valéry’s poetry, and the poets themselves could never make good on his scientism without ceasing to write poetry.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Last week, a panel of three judges upheld the law's constitutionality, leaving TikTok and ByteDance warning that the app could cease operations in the U.S. as soon as Jan. 19, 2025, if the decision stands.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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After that expired, the Rangers signed him to a two-year deal.Sam Blum, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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The biggest offender is McAfee, which will nag you repeatedly after the short trial expires.Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mitsubishi Mirage Mitsubishi previously announced plans to halt production for the Mirage, a compact hatchback, for the U.S. market late this year.Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The decision to halt the legislation — at least temporarily — was reached by top executive, legislative and judiciary bodies, Dabiri also said.Amir Vahdat and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Research by the Korn Ferry Institute concluded that Springboard entrepreneurs possess agile learning skills that distinguish them from successful corporate executives.Geri Stengel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Notably, Dozier, who died in 2015, argued the exact opposite of what the trial prosecutor had claimed — concluding that Napoletano’s testimony was more reliable than Sindle’s.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after Trudeau offered her a lesser position.David Ljunggren, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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After 10 years as a Ram and in the NFL, Donald called his career quits this past offseason.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Five decades later, Garrett Hedlund wound up playing Dean Moriarty, a part that Marlon Brando, Brad Pitt, and Colin Farrell had all circled.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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In several cases, the guns wound up in the hands of violent felons and were used to commit crimes including drug trafficking, international arms dealing and, in one case, the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy attending a high school football game.E.D. Cauchi, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Leave off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave%20off. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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