BREAKS OFF Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

breaks off

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present tense third-person singular of break off

as in stops

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch

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as in ends

to come to an end talks between the two sides broke off when one began making unreasonable demands

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Recent Examples of breaks off That Sun team, led by Tina Charles, is beating the breaks off the Sparks. —

Kiese Laymon, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026 Each one of those, in this quantum theory, breaks off into another block of cheese. —

Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026 State officials compared the project to Boise’s Flying Wye, where the I-184 Connector breaks off from I-84 west of downtown Boise. —

Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026 Mahama breaks off in exasperation. —

Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025 The scene where ‘80s teen Marty McFly borrows a scooter from a bewildered ‘50s kid and breaks off the handles to make a skateboard is one of the film’s most iconic moments. —

Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025 Second, the flowing glacier brings more ice forward to replace what breaks off, slowing the cliff’s inland retreat and making a chain reaction of cliff toppling less likely. —

Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025 The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur. —

Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

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There’s also a full spa in the Borgata Tower, a retail corridor with more boutiques and a range of dining options—from quick food court stops to full sit-down restaurants.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2026
The risk premium increase for any single firm that stops quarterly reporting is small—a fraction of a basis point on that firm’s shares, too modest to overcome the compliance cost savings, management’s preference for less scrutiny, and the social norm shift underway.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026