1
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
knock it off!
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2
as in to abandon
to stop doing (something) permanently
decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background
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3
as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
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4
as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks
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5
as in to murder
to put to death deliberately
various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years
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Recent Examples of knock off
ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The Americans will play either Sweden, after the Group B winner upset Czechia 2-0 earlier in the day, or Germany, should the seventh-seeded team knock off Canada in its quarterfinal on Saturday.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2025
Cut to the commercial shoot, starring a knockoff Emily and Mindy, the former doing the least-expressive line reading this side of Sydney Sweeney.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Erik Pratt led Stony Brook with 21 points and sealed the victory with a layup with 30 seconds left as the Seawolves knocked off Drexel 72-69 on Monday night.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The Americans will play either Sweden, after the Group B winner upset Czechia 2-0 earlier in the day, or Germany, should the seventh-seeded team knock off Canada in its quarterfinal on Saturday.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
The idea was culture-jamming — knockoff versions of familiar brands like Obey and Nike, flipped to Oy Vey.
—David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2025
Cut to the commercial shoot, starring a knockoff Emily and Mindy, the former doing the least-expressive line reading this side of Sydney Sweeney.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off
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Venezuela - once Cuba's top supplier - effectively stopped sending shipments in mid-December.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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The government also stopped collecting and reporting crucial survey findings on transgender students — data that have shown higher rates of depression, drug use, bullying and other problems.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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All three figures were once associated with the regime’s internal movement for incremental reform; all three long ago abandoned that stance to advocate the wholesale transformation of the system instead.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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Despite the relatively recent creation of the Government Oversight Committee, the legislature has largely abandoned its oversight role.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2026
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Scientists subtract the temperature anomalies in the rest of the tropical Pacific from those in the region most important for El Niño.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Japan could then subtract those emissions from its total carbon output.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu revealed she was physically assaulted, robbed and received death threats at Stanford University after her 2019 decision to represent China instead of the United States.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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But in the case of a recent meetup under those circumstances, the purchaser was robbed of their cash.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Their 32-year-old son, Nick, was arrested the following night and charged with murdering his parents.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Investigators determined he was murdered, according to police.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Serve this copycat casserole with a green salad and garlic bread.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2026
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Concerns about the incident and possible copycats have spread across the area.—
John Dias,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Paramount Skydance has also sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, making similar accusations, Variety reported over the weekend.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Oil imports from Venezuela have ceased since Washington toppled its leader last month, cutting Cuba’s main source of energy.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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In one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of figure skating, Alysa Liu of the United States, who quit the sport after the 2022 Beijing Olympics, reclaimed her career on her own joyous terms and won the gold medal in the women’s competition on Thursday at the Milan-Cortina Games.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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For those trips where winter refuses to quit, this cozy knit set is the answer.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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