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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
The Carolina Panthers knocked off the best team in the NFC, and the Indianapolis Colts had difficulties in a road loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Dodgers then knocked off the Giants in the NL Division Series, though Scherzer lost his Game 3 start – allowing three hits and a run on Evan Longoria’s game-deciding homer while laboring seven innings and 110 pitches.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
Masco knocked off Marblehead, 45-42, at Walt Roberts Field to capture its first NEC crown in program history, accomplishing the feat in dramatic fashion by overcoming a 22-point first half deficit.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The second came in 2021, when the Gophers knocked off rival and 18th-ranked Wisconsin, 23-13, in Minneapolis.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
The Panthers went into Doak Campbell Stadium and knocked off the Seminoles 34-31.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
On June 15, just two days after the Raptors knocked off the Warriors in the finals, the Lakers and Pelicans agreed to terms.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This episode, she gets knocked off.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers knocked off the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, in 11 innings Thursday, winning the NL Division Series in four games, and now advance to the National League Championship Series to face the winner of the Milwaukee Brewers-Chicago Cubs series Monday.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Dodgers then knocked off the Giants in the NL Division Series, though Scherzer lost his Game 3 start – allowing three hits and a run on Evan Longoria’s game-deciding homer while laboring seven innings and 110 pitches.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
Masco knocked off Marblehead, 45-42, at Walt Roberts Field to capture its first NEC crown in program history, accomplishing the feat in dramatic fashion by overcoming a 22-point first half deficit.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The second came in 2021, when the Gophers knocked off rival and 18th-ranked Wisconsin, 23-13, in Minneapolis.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
The Panthers went into Doak Campbell Stadium and knocked off the Seminoles 34-31.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
On June 15, just two days after the Raptors knocked off the Warriors in the finals, the Lakers and Pelicans agreed to terms.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This episode, she gets knocked off.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers knocked off the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, in 11 innings Thursday, winning the NL Division Series in four games, and now advance to the National League Championship Series to face the winner of the Milwaukee Brewers-Chicago Cubs series Monday.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked off
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The move comes weeks after Microsoft stopped providing some services to an Israeli defense unit.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no data showing how many of those minors married other minors, and which married adults for recent years, as the state stopped collecting that data in 2022.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Charlie had been abandoned and then rescued and fostered by a man in Jacksonville.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fianna Fail’s pick, former Gaelic football coach Jim Gavin, abandoned his bid due to a financial scandal.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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But in an Akan language, the notion that an object could exist as a bare substrate, stripped of properties—say, the idea of a stone, with its weight, texture, and color subtracted—is basically unintelligible; the metaphysical split between a thing and its properties isn’t naturally expressible.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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Typically, the report is released on the first Friday of the month and includes information about how many jobs were added or subtracted from each industry.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Illinois children should not be robbed of their innocence.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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At least four other French museums have been robbed in the last two months, according to media reports.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Kirk was assassinated while at an event at the campus of Utah Valley University in September.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kirk was assassinated last month at Utah Valley University.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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While Sam's Club has ceased distribution and product sales, there may be consumers who still have the product at their homes, according to the FDA's release.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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But in 2019, Gullane ceased communications with Wild, according to the complaint.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Furious about this, Jane quit the sorority.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Authorities are now hoping to cut down on smoking everywhere across the archipelago, with plans to set up anti-smoking clinics that will offer medication to help people quit tobacco products.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Retirees will run into higher costs for Medicare Part B premiums, which are deducted from Social Security checks.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Those monthly premium payments are typically deducted directly from Social Security checks, and therefore affect how much of the cost-of-living adjustment beneficiaries may see.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Knocked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20off. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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