LAID OFF (OF) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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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The Department of Financial Services periodically holds unclaimed property auctions, where abandoned safe deposit box contents are auctioned by the Division of Unclaimed Property, the state said.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
One of those vehicles was found abandoned and engulfed in flames near Detroit Avenue.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of abandoned

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Scientific priorities evolve, platforms are discontinued, and departments that were expanding one year may be downsized the next, not because the people failed, but because business priorities changed.

— Bill Holodnak, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
What’s happening with sleep earbuds after Bose Bose discontinued its Sleepbuds II in March 2023.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

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In Judge Monica Neuman’s court, a toddler with braids walked in between the rows of benches and dropped milk on the carpet.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
The singer's ongoing Loop Tour is mired in chaos after four supporting acts quit in solidarity with rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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