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 Knicks let go of Thibodeau before his $30 million extension even kicked in.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
That changed in April 2021 when Tennessee State let go of longtime coach Rod Reed and called George.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 19 June 2025
For Baldwin’s characters, that specifically involved needing to unlearn and let go of society’s shame in order to love.
—Dylin Hardcastle
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
And perhaps most poignantly, both lost the thread -- Brian to the isolation of his mind, Sly to the labyrinth of his vices and fame -- but neither ever quite let go of the spool.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
That changed in April 2021 when Tennessee State let go of longtime coach Rod Reed and called George.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 19 June 2025
For Baldwin’s characters, that specifically involved needing to unlearn and let go of society’s shame in order to love.
—Dylin Hardcastle
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
And perhaps most poignantly, both lost the thread -- Brian to the isolation of his mind, Sly to the labyrinth of his vices and fame -- but neither ever quite let go of the spool.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
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“Let go of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20go%20of. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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