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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2
as in ended
to come to an end
the snow should leave off around midnight
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Recent Examples of left off
Released 14 years after the first film, Incredibles 2 picks up right where its predecessor left off and sees the Parrs battling against a villain called the Underminer (John Ratzenberger).
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
That was left off the broadcast.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Our Act 2 picks up where the documentary left off.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Season four picks up right where season three left off, as Geralt, Jaskier, and new ally Milva trek toward Nilfgaard, hoping to save Ciri from the clutches of the crusading emperor Emhyr var Emreis.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Now, nearly a decade later, a much smaller company is attempting to pick up where those giants left off.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
Ware also noted that the CSIS study left off incidents that others might call acts of left-wing terrorism.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Season 2 picks up where Season 1 left off, with Joanne and Noah together but uncertain about how to navigate their future with a religious barrier between them.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Asics is picking up where its 2022 Actibreeze 3D sandals left off for a futuristic new mule designed in collaboration with longtime brand partner Kiko Kostadinov.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
That was left off the broadcast.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Our Act 2 picks up where the documentary left off.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Season four picks up right where season three left off, as Geralt, Jaskier, and new ally Milva trek toward Nilfgaard, hoping to save Ciri from the clutches of the crusading emperor Emhyr var Emreis.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Now, nearly a decade later, a much smaller company is attempting to pick up where those giants left off.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
Ware also noted that the CSIS study left off incidents that others might call acts of left-wing terrorism.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Season 2 picks up where Season 1 left off, with Joanne and Noah together but uncertain about how to navigate their future with a religious barrier between them.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Asics is picking up where its 2022 Actibreeze 3D sandals left off for a futuristic new mule designed in collaboration with longtime brand partner Kiko Kostadinov.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for left off
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The move comes weeks after Microsoft stopped providing some services to an Israeli defense unit.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no data showing how many of those minors married other minors, and which married adults for recent years, as the state stopped collecting that data in 2022.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jim Irsay stood beside his private jet just days after the 2021 season ended and made sure the camera was rolling to capture his thoughts.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The first four episodes of Netflix's Squid Game reality competition series ended on an intense cliffhanger.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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While Sam's Club has ceased distribution and product sales, there may be consumers who still have the product at their homes, according to the FDA's release.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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But in 2019, Gullane ceased communications with Wild, according to the complaint.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Their contract expired in September 2024.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The judge noted that only Lively's team had filed a response and that the time to pursue the matter had expired.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Nov. 2025
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The film only made $41 million at the box office and effectively halted the franchise.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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The family filed a suit contesting their deportation, court records show, and it was briefly halted before a judge ruled against them in July.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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In three full seasons since that postseason run – which concluded quickly as a result of a crushing 34-11 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round – Murray has failed to post a winning season as a starter.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Salt-n-Pepa also joined in, and the group of artists concluded the set with a call-and-response moment alongside the crowd, encouraging everyone to scream along.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Others have quit or decided to take retirement during the shutdown, increasing the strain on the industry which already had a severe shortage of traffic controllers.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Neither side wanted Davie to quit, but that is where the BBC has ended up.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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Investigators found the bodies nearby — Davis and Shelton had been shot, Friedt had been stabbed with a hunting knife whose blade broke off in her chest, and Flemmons died from asphyxiation after suffering blunt-force injuries, per A&E, citing Julie Young’s book The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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One car broke off and the other, a silver 2019 Toyota Camry, drove southbound on I-275, later exiting in the downtown area.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Left off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20off. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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