lay off (of)

verb

Definition of lay off (of)next
as in to abandon
to stop doing (something) permanently we warned him to lay off of the cigarette smoking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay off (of)
  1. abandon
  2. discontinue
  3. quit
  4. drop
Verb
  • The limited operations on Qeshm demonstrate that the United States has not abandoned military pressure.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • De Miguel was taken to a hospital and the match, tied 2-2, was abandoned after the incident.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • And the report also indicated that Ecco discontinued operations at its leather operations in Dongen, the Netherlands, following a fire at the tannery.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The side item was available in the 1990s, and many locations stopped selling it in the early 2010s, with the last locations discontinuing it in 2020, according to multiple reports.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • All of the tour’s other openers and Sheeran’s own backing band ended up quitting the tour in solidarity with Macklemore and Palestine.
    — William Earl, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The number of workers quitting jobs — a barometer of their confidence to obtain new employment — spiked to levels not seen since March 2025.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of quit
Verb
  • This level of engineering and performance potential drops the One-All into a competitive segment.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Phillips caught a bad break when her approach to the green hit a tree branch on its upward flight and dropped 20 yards short of the green.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of drop
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“Lay off (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20off%20%28of%29. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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