laid off (of)

verb

past tense of lay off (of)
as in abandoned
to stop doing (something) permanently we warned him to lay off of the cigarette smoking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid off (of)
  1. abandoned
  2. discontinued
  3. quit
  4. dropped
Verb
  • Officers said the driver abandoned his car in Los Alamitos and fled on foot.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Security officials said the truck was later found abandoned and set on fire about 21 kilometers (13 miles) away from the scene.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • The Tropical Storm Warning east of the Alabama/Mississippi border is discontinued.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • However, Apple has since discontinued this add-on and now includes it with the service's base price.
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
Definition of discontinued
Verb
  • John Healey quit his former post last month after accusing then-premier Keir Starmer of endangering Britain by not committing to spending 3% of GDP on defense by 2030.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
  • After the 2023 complaint, Benton wasn’t interviewed by House leadership for an astounding three months, by which point the staffer had already quit her job, according to Tribune reporting.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of quit
Verb
  • In October 2025, Baumgarten dropped his claims against both Opera Carolina and Williams, court documents show.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office later dropped the felony count.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
Definition of dropped
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“Laid off (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20off%20%28of%29. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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