1
as in stops
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
knock it off!
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2
as in abandons
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 subtracts
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 robs
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 murders
to put to death deliberately
various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years
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Recent Examples of knocks off
However, the Rangers erased the Yankees’ three-run lead in the bottom of the second, as former pinstriped prospects Josh Smith and Ezequiel Duran — traded for Joey Gallo in 2021 — had RBI knocks off Max Fried, with the latter tying the game.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocks off
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Still, this has always been a very personal conflict between Yennefer and Vilgefortz, which is why Vilgefortz finally stops letting his minions do all the fighting and jumps through the portal himself.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Your insides become weightless, like when a fast elevator suddenly stops, or a plane drops from turbulence.—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Some critics suggested the rate hikes could be smaller if the city abandons or shrinks its ongoing project to develop the Pure Water sewage recycling system.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Zero-trust architecture, a strategy that abandons implicit trust and requires continuous verification, will help redefine security by assuming all users and devices are potential threats.—
Jason Phillips,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The movie tries to pick up the threads of previous films, but, in attempting to make Myers more mystical, this film robs him of his knife-edge menace.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Displacement robs people of agency.—
Cas Holman,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Freddy, through Jesse, antagonizes and murders a lot of men.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
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He was convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison, but his guilt came into question in 1982 when investigators connected the Locci and Lo Bianco murders to the 1974, 1981, and 1982 slayings.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Both ends of the leash will simply enjoy having people pet the therapy dog, chat with the handler, try to calm their nerves before running their big race, and, hopefully, have a significant, measurable feeling of relaxation.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Heat then ends the trip on Wednesday against the Nuggets in Denver.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The actor went on to marry model and actress Camille Grammer (née Donatacci) in 1997 and the couple welcomed two kids together, Mason and Jude, before calling it quits in 2010.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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After more than 13 years serving the South County community at the corner of Golden Lantern and Del Prado, StillWater Spirits and Sounds is calling it quits.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Once federal student aid is approved, the Department of Education disburses the money to the school, which deducts the tuition costs and forwards the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The county already deducts 2% from eligible contracts to fund its procurement operations.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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In a filing on Friday, the nearly-defunct federal body sought summary judgment in NPR’s lawsuit against the organization over its decision to appropriate funding for satellite distribution to a select group of NPR member stations before the CPB ceases operations.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The motor disengages or ceases to function when the brakes are applied or the throttle is released.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Knocks off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocks%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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