as in to leave
to end a usually intimate relationship with
sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings
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Soon after leaving school, the organization Fighting Words changed that for me.—
Via Riverhead,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026 -
Rather than leave existing clients in the lurch, Lee allowed IDW to essentially inherit those accounts, allowing the fledgling business to become profitable within its first year of operation.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Ferm Living stackable metal baskets keep you from dumping clothes in a pile.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2026
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As college athletic departments desperately look for money to pay mostly football and men’s basketball players, dumping a golf, tennis, track or swimming and diving program is an easy way to help with the budget.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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During last night's show, Kimmel called out fans for not reacting to Colbert's cancellation by ditching their subscriptions to Paramount Plus.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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Saint Louis dropped its men's and women's teams April 27, Illinois State cut the men's side April 28 and North Dakota ditched both April 30.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2026
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Dust blowing off the Sahara Desert could act like airborne fertilizer.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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Minnesota didn’t arrive at the arena with the requisite effort and execution necessary to compete with a 62-win team, and appropriately got its doors blown off.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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His numbers may look ordinary (15 points on 5-of-13 shooting) but those two spot-up 3s and beautiful baby-jumper pullup that kissed off the glass got San Antonio out of an offensive rut.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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After the ball kissed off the glass and went in, the 7-footer smiled broadly.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Break off (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break%20off%20%28with%29. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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