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as in to abandon
to cause to remain behind
you can leave your lunch in the refrigerator while we're outside starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another
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as in to quit
to give up (a job or office)
he left his job in the city and moved out into the country
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as in to hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
why don't you leave your watch with me while you swim?
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as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with
is there ever a good way to leave a lover?
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as in to let
to give permission to
aw, leave him come
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as in vacation
a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended
the soldier was on leave for three days before having to report back to base
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as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
the editor gave the reporters leave to follow up on their initial investigation of the senator's fund-raising practices
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as in departure
the act of leaving a place
the party was clearly dying down, and it was time to take our leave
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Recent Examples of leave
M. Todd Abner,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Two of the firefighters are now recovering at home and the third is expected to leave the hospital soon.
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Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
That is a major shift for organizations that may have historically put someone out of work and treated leave as the accommodation.
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Seth Turner,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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And the organizations still running procurement purely on a transactional model—where every supplier is a vendor to squeeze and every internal stakeholder is a budget line to manage—are leaving an enormous amount of value on the table.
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M. Todd Abner,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Two of the firefighters are now recovering at home and the third is expected to leave the hospital soon.
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Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Noun
On May 14, a day after students created a San José State University for Gaza encampment, university officials sent a letter to Kil informing her she had been placed on administrative leave.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
That is a major shift for organizations that may have historically put someone out of work and treated leave as the accommodation.
—
Seth Turner,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leave
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According to the American Medical Association, 78% of physicians report that prior authorization delays have led patients to abandon recommended treatment.
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Later that day, deputies found her van abandoned in a field near Interstate 95, but Graham had seemingly vanished without a trace.
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Diana received the choker as a wedding gift from Queen Elizabeth, and bequeathed it to her sons to give to their wives after her passing.
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In contrast, the railway boom and the internet stock bubble bequeathed to the economy some vital infrastructure, such as tracks, rolling stock, and fibre-optic cables.
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In it, Pearson delivered an opening monologue about his desire to quit dancing.
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Two years into what was intended to be a seven-year apprenticeship, Walton quit and followed his siblings south.
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For purpose, whether anyone can trace their daily work to the larger picture without being handed a slogan.
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In the midst of handing the job over to his son, even as Diego is making a speech about water supplies, hygiene and education, Don Alejandro snatches it back to cheers, clutches his heart and dies.
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Plum Island beaches in Newburyport, Massachusetts are closed after 60,000 gallons of wastewater were accidentally dumped into the Merrimack River on Thursday.
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By the end of the debate, about 150 men dressed in Indigenous costumes, their faces smeared with soot, stormed to a nearby wharf and dumped a literal boatload of tea into the water.
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The longtime head coach of Alameda High School baseball says he was suddenly let go after 25 years leading the program, a decision that's now drawing backlash from players, parents, and the community.
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
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Under either scenario, including a resignation, he’d be entitled to receive compensation for unused vacation days.
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Perplexed is wanting to go to Europe on vacation, but mom only wants the two children caring for her.
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Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
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Comic books until then had been strictly boys’-own adventures, with titles like Eagle and Hotspur, that gave young boys permission to revel in the grim 20th century wars their fathers had fought in.
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“Leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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