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 club also knocked off 30 per cent, which probably helped convince a lot of fans to return.
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Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Some headstones around it have been knocked off their bases.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Pulisic nearly scored again in the 63rd minute, but his quick shot off a nice pass from Berhalter was knocked off the goalpost by Turkey goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir, and Brenden Aaronson botched the resulting sitter.
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Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Stellar industrial design, premium build quality, and high-octane silicon make this a top choice, especially for this price with $315 knocked off!
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Could those who are on top right now be knocked off their thrones?
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David Doty,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
If the act of reading a story is the coming together of reader and writer, the creation of a delicate channel between subjectivities, what happens to that provisional bond when our proxy is knocked off?
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Chip stocks rose more than 5% on Monday, following a selloff last week that knocked off more than $1 trillion in market value.
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J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
Prior to the quarterfinal bout, Milton (14-6) entered as a dark horse in the tournament, having knocked off a series of perennial heavyweights this spring.
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Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Some headstones around it have been knocked off their bases.
—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Pulisic nearly scored again in the 63rd minute, but his quick shot off a nice pass from Berhalter was knocked off the goalpost by Turkey goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir, and Brenden Aaronson botched the resulting sitter.
—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Stellar industrial design, premium build quality, and high-octane silicon make this a top choice, especially for this price with $315 knocked off!
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Could those who are on top right now be knocked off their thrones?
—
David Doty,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
If the act of reading a story is the coming together of reader and writer, the creation of a delicate channel between subjectivities, what happens to that provisional bond when our proxy is knocked off?
—
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Chip stocks rose more than 5% on Monday, following a selloff last week that knocked off more than $1 trillion in market value.
—
J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
Prior to the quarterfinal bout, Milton (14-6) entered as a dark horse in the tournament, having knocked off a series of perennial heavyweights this spring.
—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked off
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Large car rally disrupted in Baltimore Police said 36 traffic citations were issued and 54 vehicles were stopped after a large gathering of vehicles in the 1000 block of Wilson Drive in South Baltimore.
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The victim in the latest attack had stopped to swim with her boyfriend and friend in the Econlockhatchee River just north of Orlando Sunday afternoon when the alligator bit her, the FWC said in a press briefing.
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Saipov, who had rented a truck and planned to target a Manhattan parade, found the route blocked by these barriers and abandoned that plan.
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They are being abandoned not just by Thomson but by large segments of their original audience.
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Washington subtracted after adding two potential difference-makers in trades for Jordan Kyrou and Alex Tuch.
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There will be plenty of discourse over the next few weeks, and a lot of negotiating on what could be added or subtracted from the legislation to get this off the Senate floor and into the House.
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Gonzalez, robbed of a potential first-inning homer when Adell made a leaping catch of his drive above the wall in right, followed with a towering 368-foot fly that cleared the short left-field wall for his first homer of the season and a 7-1 lead.
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Gonzalez, robbed of a potential first-inning homer when Adell made a leaping catch of his drive above the wall in right, followed with a towering, 368-foot fly that cleared the short left-field wall for his first homer of the season and a 7-1 lead.
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Louis Farrakhan, who is now 93, stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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Louis Farrakhan stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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Royal courts ceased functioning throughout much of the colonies.
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Amazon Quarterly, a prominent lesbian literary arts journal, had ceased publication in 1975, and Ellenberger said there was a gap to fill.
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In it, Pearson delivered an opening monologue about his desire to quit dancing.
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Two years into what was intended to be a seven-year apprenticeship, Walton quit and followed his siblings south.
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After their settlement fee is deducted, however, net savings are typically closer to 20% to 25%.
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After medical expenses are deducted, the woman would receive about $178,400 if the settlement is approved, according to the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ court papers.
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