LAYING OFF Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

laying off

verb

present participle of lay off

as in ending

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one

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Dudinha had five goals and four assists in 13 matches before suffering a season-ending knee injury while playing for her native Brazil on June 9.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
Barnes is currently a member of the Park Hill School District school board, starting her tenure in 2022 and ending it in 2028.

— Sophie Lindberg July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Definition of ending

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With the rain ceasing by Saturday evening, however, many suburbs went on with their fireworks as planned.

— Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Kraken, one of the oldest crypto exchanges in the global industry, is ceasing on World Cup fever and drawing parallels between soccer fans and ‘hodlers’ in their promotions.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of ceasing

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That followed the exchange's sell-side sidecar on the Kospi earlier Tuesday, temporarily halting program trading for 5 minutes.

— Joseph Wilkins,Justina Lee,Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 July 2026
As Ebola cases in eastern Congo near 3,000 with more than 1,300 deaths, unpaid health workers strike at a key treatment center, halting care in the outbreak’s epicenter.

— Prosper Heri Ngorora, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of halting

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Shut Off the Main Water Supply If Needed In some situations, shutting off the toilet’s water supply isn’t enough.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 24 July 2026
The second test will be more ambitious, with the rocket launching to 10km, shutting off its engine, and then restarting to land on deployable legs.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Definition of shutting off

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Meanwhile, Lightspeed’s new Klaviyo integration lets merchants automate personalized customer communications, cutting out manual data work and disconnected tools.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
The new Auto trim feature acts as a one-tap solution, automatically analyzing the video and cutting out unnecessary footage to shorten the timeline.

— Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of cutting out

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