as in dumping
to end a usually intimate relationship with
sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings
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The first signs were his dramatic overreaction to the girls dumping Gabe.
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And when the vegetation dies, the soil loses its protection, blowing off in the wind or washing off in the rain.
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“Breaking off (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaking%20off%20%28with%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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