BROKE OFF Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

broke off

verb

past tense of break off

as in stopped

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 expired

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 broke off Authorities have also warned of potential further collapse around the glacier on Langtang Lirung mountain in Nepal, which cracked and broke off, triggering the August 26 landslide and flooding. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 The mysterious glade is actually likely a piece of land that broke off from the reservoir’s shoreline as a result of record-high water levels this year. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026 Daniel Shugar, a geologist at the University of Calgary in Canada, tells Rolling Stone that much more than that piece of glacier broke off the mountain. — Thor Benson, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 This is the moment a piece of a glacier broke off on the Chinese side of the border. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 The disaster began Wednesday when a massive chunk of ice and rock dozens of times larger than the Empire State Building broke off a mountaintop and triggered the catastrophic flooding, geologists said. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday likely was caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Parts of the road broke off and some were evacuated from their homes. — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026 Investigators also found signs of metal fatigue at the base of the fan blade that broke off, despite recent inspections of the fan blades. — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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The first leg was stopped after Vinicius Junior said he had been racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denied the allegation.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of stopped

Verb

Of 16 such proposals, the complaint states, nine were rejected June 30 — the same day the agreement expired.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Then came Underwood-to-Buchanan, a stunning victory and thousands of Wolverines fans rushing the field as time — finally — expired.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of expired

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United ended their four-season sleeve sponsorship with DXC Technology in August, with the team instead wearing the standard Premier League sleeve patches, as required by league regulations, for the opening games.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Disagreements over how to resolve the problem created a political crisis that ended an alliance between leading figures in the government that came to power in 2024.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of ended

Verb

Public tours of the property were halted, owing to all the construction, but, before that, docents had noticed the President walking the grounds and slipping notes to gardeners and landscapers.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
An initial executive order Trump issued last year to change election rules, including a requirement for people to show documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, was halted by federal judges.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of halted

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The costars continued on Yellowstone Dutton Ranch until the fifth and final season concluded in December 2024.

— Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
The Future Factor Judge Leon concluded that the government had just failed to show that the AT&T-Time Warner merger would substantially lessen competition.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of concluded

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Local officials pick up where state left off The assembly kicked off a coordinated response to Ada County’s ongoing rat infestation, which has anecdotally exploded in the past several years.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
While some fans embraced the choice, others questioned why more obvious options such as Iron Man were left off the board.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026