1
as in stopped
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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as in ended
to come to an end
the snow should leave off around midnight
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Recent Examples of left off
Season one of The Braxtons, which premiered in 2024, picked up where Braxton Family Values left off—documenting not only fame and fortune, but also the grief of losing Traci.
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Forty years after her first memoir, Elvis and Me, revolutionized the modern-day lore surrounding the King of Rock & Roll and his young bride, Priscilla Presley has released a new book that picks up where her last one left off.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Shot back-to-back with 28 Years Later, the upcoming sequel is set to seemingly pick up right where its predecessor left off, with Spike (Alfie Williams) being rescued from a group of the infected by Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) and his enigmatic cult.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
The gala-going crowd picked up right where New York Fashion Week left off on Sunday, with the annual opening night gala for the Metropolitan Opera.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
In her eulogy, Kirk pledged to pick up where her husband left off.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 21 Sep. 2025
She was left off the team's active roster for the playoffs.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The Stanley Cup is the last thing left off the resume.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Though Emily in Paris will not transform into Emily in Rome, Season 4’s finale left off suggesting its main character would be leading the Italian satellite office for Agence Grateau.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Forty years after her first memoir, Elvis and Me, revolutionized the modern-day lore surrounding the King of Rock & Roll and his young bride, Priscilla Presley has released a new book that picks up where her last one left off.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Shot back-to-back with 28 Years Later, the upcoming sequel is set to seemingly pick up right where its predecessor left off, with Spike (Alfie Williams) being rescued from a group of the infected by Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) and his enigmatic cult.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
The gala-going crowd picked up right where New York Fashion Week left off on Sunday, with the annual opening night gala for the Metropolitan Opera.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
In her eulogy, Kirk pledged to pick up where her husband left off.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 21 Sep. 2025
She was left off the team's active roster for the playoffs.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The Stanley Cup is the last thing left off the resume.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Though Emily in Paris will not transform into Emily in Rome, Season 4’s finale left off suggesting its main character would be leading the Italian satellite office for Agence Grateau.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for left off
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Nexstar Media Group, one of the ABC affiliates which last week stopped airing Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Australia stopped stamping most passports in 2012 in favor of electronic immigration records, and New Zealand followed suit in 2016.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bryant ended his Cowboys career with the most receiving touchdowns for any receiver in team history (73).—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Reds’ game ended while the Mets were playing in the sixth inning.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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After about two more decades of ice retreat, two tributaries to the north and south of the Alsek Glacier ceased feeding ice to the glacier, NASA reported.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Subsequently, according to Steinhauer, Robinson ceased having any further communications with Colvin.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Over the summer, Ó hAnnaidh’s lawyers filed to have the case dismissed on technical grounds, saying the charge was brought one day after the six-month limit for such charges expired.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Duffy cited one example where California gave a driver from Brazil a license to drive a school bus for months after his legal presence in the country expired.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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In 2013, benefit verification and card replacements were halted, though applications and address changes were still processed.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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In February, Niccol announced the layoff of 1,100 employees, and halted hiring for hundreds of open positions.—
Lori Comstock,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The dinner concluded with a panel discussion facilitated by Crozier with Boyz II Men members.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
21 Sep. 2025
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The panel concluded with discussion of North American distribution, where changing import policies have made sales representatives increasingly cautious.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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Studies show that when couples use no contraception, about 30 percent of fertilized eggs never implant, and another 30 percent implant briefly before being passed from the body usually without the woman ever knowing.—
Mimi Zieman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Some state legislatures have passed grant programs meant to help schools foot the bill for those upgrades, including in Texas and Florida, where mass shootings at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas in 2018 and Robb Elementary School in 2022 rattled the country.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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But after two minor league seasons, Acosta quit baseball altogether and took a year off working in Canada.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Tom Cillo quit his high-school team in the 1980s after getting involved in drugs, then worked 33 years for a city streets and parks department before deciding to chase a long-dormant dream.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Left off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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