1
as in stopped
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
knock it off!
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2
as in abandoned
to stop doing (something) permanently
decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background
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as in subtracted
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
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as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks
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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years
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Recent Examples of knocked off
The Los Angeles Lakers have dropped six of their past 10 games and criticism of the team ramped up Thursday after the Los Angeles Clippers knocked off their crosstown rival.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
On Tuesday, the Cardinals took the ice at Zapustas Arena and knocked off their latest victim.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Last season, Lake Ridge knocked off the perennial district power for only the second time in 10 years.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
The Knights snapped their scoreless stretch when Burks stole the ball and drove halfcourt before his shot was knocked off the rim for goaltending and their first points in more than five minutes.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026
Buffalo knocked off the Jacksonville Jaguars in a 27-24 nail-biter to reach the divisional round for a sixth straight year.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The Sharks knocked off defending state champion Eastvale Roosevelt on Friday night 70-63.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The officer was eventually knocked off the vehicle, and other members of law enforcement took Muñoz-Guatemala into custody about a mile away.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
That allowed the Panthers to shorten the game and possess the ball for 10 minutes and 32 seconds longer than the Rams, whose defenders this week admitted to being knocked off the line of scrimmage this week by the Carolina run blockers.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
On Tuesday, the Cardinals took the ice at Zapustas Arena and knocked off their latest victim.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Last season, Lake Ridge knocked off the perennial district power for only the second time in 10 years.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
The Knights snapped their scoreless stretch when Burks stole the ball and drove halfcourt before his shot was knocked off the rim for goaltending and their first points in more than five minutes.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026
Buffalo knocked off the Jacksonville Jaguars in a 27-24 nail-biter to reach the divisional round for a sixth straight year.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The Sharks knocked off defending state champion Eastvale Roosevelt on Friday night 70-63.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The officer was eventually knocked off the vehicle, and other members of law enforcement took Muñoz-Guatemala into custody about a mile away.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
That allowed the Panthers to shorten the game and possess the ball for 10 minutes and 32 seconds longer than the Rams, whose defenders this week admitted to being knocked off the line of scrimmage this week by the Carolina run blockers.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked off
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Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Braddy stopped the car, got Quantisha back inside, and put Shandelle in the trunk, before driving for 30 to 45 minutes.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the history of gold panning, workers had never been abandoned in remote or forgotten areas of the jungle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The buildings were abandoned as the public school system grew more welcoming of Black students, and many of the sites have been lost, historians say.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Once the assessed value is established, any qualifying exemptions get subtracted.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The down payment is subtracted from the $6,000 of negative equity.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Thirty-six years later, I'm being robbed of my father, the man that was there for all of those milestones.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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That decision robbed them of valuable reconnaissance on their actual ski line.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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In September, Kirk was assassinated in front of three thousand students at Utah Valley University while debating a liberal audience member about gun control.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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He was assassinated that night.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Then all movement ceased and he was pronounced dead 22 minutes later.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The lawsuit effectively shut down GARM, which ceased operations citing limited resources to fight the legal battle.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Hechtman, who quit drinking in 2021 after participating in Dry January, a challenge to abstain from alcohol for 31 days, said her social life has flourished since then.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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Eskander had been part of the original canon committee, but quit a year into the work.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Eaton Fire Survivors Network is urging Southern California Edison to provide up to $200,000 per household in temporary housing advances, to be deducted from final settlements.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors said Dawson deducted money for the victims’ retirement savings from their paychecks and used those deductions for his own benefit.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Knocked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20off. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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