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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
Southlake Carroll, an eight-time state champion, knocked off Hebron twice last season — a 42-37 third-round playoff thriller, after cruising to a 59-16 win early in regular season.
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Cena lifted Paul onto the top rope, went for an avalanche AA and was knocked off the rope.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The Illini last season knocked off a program record-tying four Top 25 opponents, and their six Big Ten wins were their most since 2007.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Edgewater knocked off Bishop Moore 36-27 in the Battle of College Park, during which Browning also unveiled a new role for senior linebacker Damian Moore.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
The vehicle struck a man on a bicycle, which cause the bicyclist to be knocked off.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Or he might get knocked off his bike, spoiling a delivery and further lowering Emmanuel’s all-important customer-satisfaction rating.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Cena lifted Paul onto the top rope, went for an avalanche AA and was knocked off the rope.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The Illini last season knocked off a program record-tying four Top 25 opponents, and their six Big Ten wins were their most since 2007.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Edgewater knocked off Bishop Moore 36-27 in the Battle of College Park, during which Browning also unveiled a new role for senior linebacker Damian Moore.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
The vehicle struck a man on a bicycle, which cause the bicyclist to be knocked off.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Or he might get knocked off his bike, spoiling a delivery and further lowering Emmanuel’s all-important customer-satisfaction rating.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked off
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That alone is amazing, said Timbrook, Depue and a representative for the soft body armor vest that stopped a bullet from piercing the officer’s chest.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Clearly, when the justice reform was stopped was one point in time, in [20]21.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Before 2014, the building was abandoned and MIA wanted to tear it down.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Drummond is blamed for the deaths of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home's front yard in rural west Tennessee.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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The business survey provides data on pay, hours worked and the number of jobs the US economy added or subtracted.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Under the definition of GDP, exports are added, and imports are subtracted from the total because the former are considered a product of the national economy, and the latter are expenditures that aren’t domestic products.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Her plaintive denials on screen are robbed of any credibility by an inescapable sense of overwhelming resentment.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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But 1976 had nobody — and not even anybody, in fairness, who can feel particularly ‘robbed’ of an England cap.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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That ornery cleric was Moqtada al-Sadr, the son of Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, a grand ayatollah assassinated almost certainly by Saddam’s order in 1999.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Israel has assassinated many of Hamas’ top military and political leadership.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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When the gunfire ceased, additional resources were deployed to safely enter the residence, where Poulter was found deceased, police reported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
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The celebration of these paintings has never ceased.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Accordingly, if the home entertainment and merchandise sales should be added to the theater takings, the marketing cost should be deducted from them.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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She was ordered to pay Abasolo $500,000 as an equalization payment, though her previous spousal support payments were deducted from that total, bringing it to $460,229.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Even Sinner’s groundstroke attacks rarely knocked over the skittles in Alcaraz’s playground.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a TikTok video filmed by a concertgoer, the man knocked over the microphone stand before rolling onto the stage.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Knocked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20off. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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