as in left
to end a usually intimate relationship with
sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings
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Earlier this year, winter storms dumped up to 3 feet of snow in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, floods inundated burn scar regions risking mudslides, and powerful thunderstorms spawned tornadoes from Texas to Oklahoma.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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With exactly 11 minutes remaining, Walker dumped a screen pass off to O’Brien.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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How much blood would come out of my head and neck when it was blown off.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Grant had half a sack but was blown off the ball on multiple running plays Sunday.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Broken off (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broken%20off%20%28with%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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