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
Malinin was 17 when he was left off the roster in favor of veterans.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
But these bold and sightline-seeking hues are typically best left off the bedroom walls.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
The forthcoming new season skips ahead five years from where season two left off.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
Larionov went with Sergei Bobrovsky, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Igor Shesterkin and left off Ilya Sorokin.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
His chronic back condition was still clearly an issue last spring, leading to him being left off the opening day roster.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Some of Garcia’s teammates shared messages on X about Garcia being left off the list, as did a former Royals vice president and fans.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
According to Fogelman, the second season of Paradise will pick up where season 1 left off — with Xavier on a mission to find his wife and bring her safely back to the bunker.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The Original Farmers Market (June 18-21) and the City of Downey (June 20) pick up where the Coliseum left off.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
But these bold and sightline-seeking hues are typically best left off the bedroom walls.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
The forthcoming new season skips ahead five years from where season two left off.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
Larionov went with Sergei Bobrovsky, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Igor Shesterkin and left off Ilya Sorokin.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
His chronic back condition was still clearly an issue last spring, leading to him being left off the opening day roster.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Some of Garcia’s teammates shared messages on X about Garcia being left off the list, as did a former Royals vice president and fans.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
According to Fogelman, the second season of Paradise will pick up where season 1 left off — with Xavier on a mission to find his wife and bring her safely back to the bunker.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The Original Farmers Market (June 18-21) and the City of Downey (June 20) pick up where the Coliseum left off.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for left off
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That has not stopped him from being a frequent guest on cable and network television.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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Only recently had many countries stopped treating solo female travelers as a problem to be managed, no longer refusing them hotel rooms when traveling without a man, or denying them credit cards to pay for it.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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As soon as our interview ended, the seven idols disappeared to change outfits for an evening rehearsal, and returned minutes later, slurping down steaming cups of ramyeon.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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His night ended amid a storm of laughing students and obscene gestures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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As nearly every country in Europe has significantly reduced or entirely ceased Russian energy imports, Hungary — an EU and NATO member — has maintained and even increased its supply of Russian oil and gas since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine in February 2022.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Oil imports from Venezuela have ceased since Washington toppled its leader last month, cutting Cuba’s main source of energy.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The council approved both a special-use permit and a site plan, but the store was never built and those permits expired.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Rangers selected Collyer in the 12th round of the 2019 draft, gave him a $585,000 bonus to woo him away from a Clemson scholarship and re-signed him to a minor league deal this winter when his first contract expired.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Federal agencies halted overdose-surveillance networks, delayed youth smoking data, scaled back food-safety pathogen monitoring and purged transgender health information from websites.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lumley said the progress of the bill halted in 2025 due to conflicts with some of the agricultural groups in the state.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
17 Feb. 2026
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Thousands of nurses at local Kaiser Permanente facilities have been striking for more than three weeks, while more than 3,000 Kaiser pharmacy and lab employees concluded a three-day strike last week.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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In August 2025, a judge concluded that Vedam had not been given a fair trial due to prosecutors’ efforts to suppress evidence.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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But that third period, the girls never quit.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Del Valle recently attended a choreographers conference in Europe and was surprised to learn that many of them had quit dancing.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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About 10 minutes later, one or two members of the group broke off to spray-paint vehicles and the guard booth.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 17,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2026
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The women’s team’s ownership structure broke off from the men’s side two years ago — exactly how the split works is still unclear.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Left off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20off. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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