1
as in ends
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
we usually leave off working as soon as the bell rings
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2
as in stops
to come to an end
the snow should leave off around midnight
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Recent Examples of leaves off
Fend it off in fall by raking the leaves off your lawn or chopping them up with your mower, leaving behind a very thin layer on the grass.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
Rain is coming, penciled in for an hour or two from now, and a harsh British wind is flinging leaves off branches and cloaking the countryside with something that smells dungy and damp.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Defenders fall to the ground like leaves off a tree when Lemon sprints to open spaces.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Any list of top-5 Nuggets that leaves off Melo is suspect.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
The book leaves off on a more ambiguous note, as Eleanor explains that she and Jamie weren't meant to be together.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
Rain is coming, penciled in for an hour or two from now, and a harsh British wind is flinging leaves off branches and cloaking the countryside with something that smells dungy and damp.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Defenders fall to the ground like leaves off a tree when Lemon sprints to open spaces.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Any list of top-5 Nuggets that leaves off Melo is suspect.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
The book leaves off on a more ambiguous note, as Eleanor explains that she and Jamie weren't meant to be together.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaves off
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Big and bold, this is often the museum that visitors talk about long after their Chicago trip ends.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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The standoff ends when Lynch extends his left arm toward Bradley with the weapon in his hand, causing the officer to fire his service weapon once and Liu to fire two shots.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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After the initial stomach issues subside, the toxin continues to invade the liver cells and stops them from making RNA (ribonucleic acid), which the body needs to make healing and protective proteins.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In turn, breathing nearly stops, and its brain activity becomes barely detectable.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The world never ceases to produce grist for discussion.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
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Rithy has made several films about the Cambodian victims of the Khmer Rouge era, but here the focus seems to be on the crucible of disillusionment through which everyone must pass when the world ceases to cohere with our vision of it.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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The back-and-forth will result in at least a short government shutdown; funding for large swaths of the government expires on Saturday and the House likely won’t approve it until Monday at the earliest.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The city council's goal is to have everything finalized before the city's Flock contract expires at the end of March.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Should any of these conditions not be met, the contract halts and notifies all relevant parties.—
Matthew Kayser,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Jan. 2026
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Flights at New York City at LaGuardia Airport and JFK faced slight delays and halts Saturday afternoon.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2026
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The White House on Monday sought to distance itself from those comments, declining to draw conclusions publicly until the investigation concludes.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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The White House on Monday sought to distance itself from those comments, declining to draw conclusions publicly until the investigation concludes.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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The group released two more studio albums, making their final tally 13 albums altogether, before calling it quits in 2022.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 2026
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Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula are calling it quits.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Mahama breaks off in exasperation.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The scene where ‘80s teen Marty McFly borrows a scooter from a bewildered ‘50s kid and breaks off the handles to make a skateboard is one of the film’s most iconic moments.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Leaves off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaves%20off. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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