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 knockoff
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Any popular product is going to see its fair share of cheap knockoffs.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
But New York’s play has been lethargic since nearly knocking off the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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Verb
DeVille traces the knockoff effect that happened over time, like when the unpredictable pop experimentalists of MGMT were succeeded—and commercially eclipsed—by bands with blander takes on their ideas (Capital Cities, Foster the People, Empire of the Sun).
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Any popular product is going to see its fair share of cheap knockoffs.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
This episode, she gets knocked off.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
But New York’s play has been lethargic since nearly knocking off the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knockoff
Verb
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Wearing a floor-length brown double-breasted coat featuring buttons that stopped at her waist, the attire created a sultry thigh-high slit that allowed Jolie's leg to peek through.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Studies in animals and reports from people show that the side effects of this drug can continue even after someone stops taking it.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As well as finding comfort on arrival, Smith is determined that those who move on do not feel abandoned.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The novel can get busy—Taylor introduces each of Wyeth’s studio mates in the first chapter, then all but abandons half of them to squeeze in more significant characters—but there’s a warmth in the overcrowding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Apple isn’t the first to subtract the plus sign from its streaming platform.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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But in an Akan language, the notion that an object could exist as a bare substrate, stripped of properties—say, the idea of a stone, with its weight, texture, and color subtracted—is basically unintelligible; the metaphysical split between a thing and its properties isn’t naturally expressible.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Louvre was robbed The museum is closed while police investigate.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Sara Talab, this evocative period drama unfolds in 1960s Jeddah, where a young musician’s life is upended when illness robs him of his hearing.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In Germany, every day, one woman is being murdered by her husband, boyfriend, whatever.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 2017, the Gardaí received a tip that the Kinahans had hired Imre Arakas, an Estonian hit man known as the Butcher, to murder James Gately, a member of the Hutch gang who lived in Belfast.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Plath, too, said they could be connected, or copycats who have observed the effectiveness of other heists.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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The company has grappled with manufacturing issues in the US and a surge in sales of copycat drugs when demand for Wegovy outstripped supply.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, during the shutdown, VA benefits regional offices are closed, transition program assistance has ceased and VA cemetery grounds are not being maintained.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Past this point, plant growth will begin to cease, resulting in the same state in their crops as if a hard freeze has happened.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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The boy can quit abruptly because there will be more interchangeable jobs—more elevators, more shoes, more greasy pots.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Play Now Marathon Runner from #cambodia refuses to quit and is rewarded!—
John Wihbey,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knockoff. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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