as in abandons
to stop doing (something) permanently
we warned him to lay off of the cigarette smoking
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Frates and some other Miamians want the YMCA of Greater Miami to take over the building and put in athletic facilities after the library abandons the building.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026 -
Per a synopsis shared with IndieWire, the series tells the story of María José Cano (Dávila), a woman using a wheelchair after an accident, who abandons the love of her life (García Bernal) at the altar.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2026
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The find helps explain water’s odd behavior and its unusual properties, including the reason ice cubes float and how liquid water expands as its temperature drops below 39 degrees Fahrenheit (four degrees Celsius).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Once the radiation density drops sufficiently, matter becomes dominant, with the matter density then dominating the cosmic expansion rate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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That’s a refreshingly honest reason for calling it quits, and an understandable one.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Governing body head quits Yet this year’s festival comes at a time of crisis in British racing.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The sessions will take place as the IDFA Forum discontinues the conventional post-pitch feedback format.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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Nissan discontinues Ariya electric SUV after 3 years.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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This day in sports history 1913 — Jim Thorpe gives up his track medals from the 1912 Olympic games as a result of his having been a professional.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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That extra pick could also be helpful if the Braves were to sign a free agent who turned down a qualifying offer from his former team, in which case the signing team gives up a draft pick to the team from which the player got the QO.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Lays off (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lays%20off%20%28of%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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