as in abandoning
to stop doing (something) permanently
we warned him to lay off of the cigarette smoking
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laying off (of)
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Goodbye Amazon Go Amazon is abandoning its homegrown physical grocery stores, known as Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh, a humbling end to an effort that began almost ten years ago as the online giant sought to expand its retail dominance into the brick-and-mortar world.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026 -
But the sudden thaw in relations with Washington has fueled suspicion among hard-line chavistas that Rodríguez is abandoning the movement’s deeply anti-American ideology.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Food Lion decided to remove Sycamore products and is discontinuing all future orders.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Dec. 2025
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Apple shows no immediate plan of discontinuing Apple TV+, but that may be due to the company’s high profitability and an overall cash flow that limits pressures to end its streaming service.—
David R. King,
Fortune,
8 Dec. 2025
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After quitting football, Zator threw himself entirely into wrestling for his senior year.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some lifestyle changes support your heart health and help keep your heart working properly, such as eating a heart-healthy diet, exercising, and quitting tobacco.—
Vanessa Caceres,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2026
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This would likely mean freezing the conflict along the existing front lines and essentially giving up on trying to regain its land while the ceasefire is in place.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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The numbers have followed Parker as well, as his secondary has been a part of a top-eight passing defense in three of the past five seasons, including the Eagles giving up the fewest passing yards in the NFL in their 2024 Super Bowl season.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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Millions of those emails will now be dropping into Gmail inboxes — unfiltered.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Temperatures across the Eastern Plains including the Denver metro area will stay below freezing for three days, with wind chill temperatures dropping below 0 during the period.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Laying off (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laying%20off%20%28of%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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