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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Microsoft let go of 6,000 employees last May, dishing out another round of 9,000 cuts in July.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
People like Starbucks’ Howard Schultz (technically not the founder, but might as well have been) never really could let go of his baby and struggled with most of his successors.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In a major move last week, Orlando let go of USWNT defender Emily Sams, who the club said requested a new opportunity.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Zapata Rivera wouldn’t let go of either of them.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
People like Starbucks’ Howard Schultz (technically not the founder, but might as well have been) never really could let go of his baby and struggled with most of his successors.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In a major move last week, Orlando let go of USWNT defender Emily Sams, who the club said requested a new opportunity.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Zapata Rivera wouldn’t let go of either of them.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 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 28 Jan. 2026.
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