let go of
idiom
: to stop holding or gripping (something or someone)
Let go of my hand.
He let go of the rope.
—often used figurativelyYou need to let go of the past.
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The company let go of 14,000 employees last October.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Owners protect what truly matters and let go of what does not.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The officers eventually let go of Pretti, who walks away.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Microsoft let go of 6,000 employees last May, dishing out another round of 9,000 cuts in July.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Owners protect what truly matters and let go of what does not.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The officers eventually let go of Pretti, who walks away.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Microsoft let go of 6,000 employees last May, dishing out another round of 9,000 cuts in July.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Let go of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20go%20of. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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