leave off

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Recent Examples of leave off Happily, Carlile’s characterization, which picks up where James Woods’ original left off, is strong enough to sustain that level of performance. David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025 The show’s second season, The Book of Carol, picked up where Season 1 left off, following Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 June 2025 Season 3 is set to pick up right where the previous season left off, with Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) — a.k.a. Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 19 June 2025 Lourdes del Pino, the club’s first vice president, picked up where Peraza left off and found Diego de Arana Isla’s Spanish ancestors in the 1500s, 15 generations back in the pope’s family tree. Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for leave off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leave off
Verb
  • The state will become the second following Utah to stop public utilities from fluoridating water.
    Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
  • Paul Goldschmidt had one of just three Yankees hits in Saturday’s 7-0 loss to the A’s, but that didn’t stop him from sharing some self-depreciation after the game.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • States would be responsible for them, and — miracle of miracles — state and federal agencies actually agreed on how to manage grizzlies after ESA protections end.
    Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
  • Episodes ended by dangling game rules and character deaths, beguiling us to keep watching.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Seven of the health facilities that Save the Children had supported in the region have fully closed, and 20 more have partly ceased operations.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
  • In 2021, Iran revealed its plan for taking enrichment from 20% to 60%, and soon afterward ceased to provide any further details on its fuel-making program.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • Messi left at the end of that season, his contract allowed to expire, while Neymar also departed.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • The Trump administration in April froze most of its tariffs for 90 days to allow time for negotiations, with that pause due to expire on July 9.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • That plan would halt roughly $522 billion in investments, many of which are based in red states.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 1 July 2025
  • Environmental concerns about the airport’s impact on the Everglades halted plans to develop the facility further in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Hong Kong concluded its stablecoin consultation in early 2025, signaling a shift toward regulatory recognition in Asia.
    Elizabeth Rossiello, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The judge also concluded that the balance of hardships favors the imposition of an injunction.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • In April alone, 3.2 million Americans quit their jobs.
    Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • To say the quiet part out loud: many athletes have previously felt that choosing to have a child meant having to quit.
    L'Oréal Blackett, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Canada | Mo Matton | Midwest Premiere | Rhys, a dedicated people pleaser, winds up at their boss’ gender reveal party with their two partners.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
  • The actor doesn’t believe his character wound up alone, however.
    Nicole Briese, People.com, 25 June 2025

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“Leave off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave%20off. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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