1
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
knock it off!
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2
as in to abandon
to stop doing (something) permanently
decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background
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as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
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as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks
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as in to murder
to put to death deliberately
various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years
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Recent Examples of knock off
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Ravens knock off Bengals in overtime In an epic quarterback duel, the Baltimore Ravens outlasted the Cincinnati Bengals in overtime — and dealt a significant blow to their rival’s playoff chances.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
Most notable is the packaging of the drugs themselves, since the knockoffs cannot use Eli Lilly's trademarked branding.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 2 July 2024
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Crooks is also a top girls’ soccer player committed to Texas A&M.
Torrance knocked off Rosary 24-12.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Ravens knock off Bengals in overtime In an epic quarterback duel, the Baltimore Ravens outlasted the Cincinnati Bengals in overtime — and dealt a significant blow to their rival’s playoff chances.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Spain’s Policía Nacional arrested a man in Madrid for attempting to sell a knockoff Da Vinci work, The Guardian reported.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
Most notable is the packaging of the drugs themselves, since the knockoffs cannot use Eli Lilly's trademarked branding.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off
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Donations dwindle, while volunteers from the opposite side of the country stop coming or divert to another disaster.Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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Johnny can’t stop holding onto his baggage with Kreese, but Daniel is dealing with something even bigger.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Heller long dreamed of reviving it, but ambitions for a European Luna Luna tour, or for the city of Vienna to buy the project, were soon abandoned.Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Ashworth, 92, grew up in poverty, mostly in South Austin and East Austin during the 1930s and '40s, after his mysterious father abandoned the family.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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If losses exceed capital gains, investors can subtract up to $3,000 a year from ordinary income.Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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After subtracting the approximately two dozen Strykers the Ukrainians have lost to Russian fire, the additional vehicles will grow the Ukrainian Stryker inventory to nearly 400.David Axe, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Adrian Nina Ormerod’s splash of pink tulle reflects a wider trend for tinted veils that has proliferated in alternative corners of the Western wedding sphere, where women aren’t robbed of £50 for a warm glass of Prosecco and the privilege of wriggling into a grubby one-size-fits-all sample.Alice Newbold, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Court documents state Lindsay robbed Chase Bank and U.S. Bank in Tempe and Mesa.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Portrait of an Indigenous Womxn [Removed] commemorated murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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The onetime president pretended to be murdered in a 1963 homemade spy movie.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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Federal law normally bans pharmacies from making copycat versions of commercially available drugs.Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Eli Lilly quickly started sending cease-and-desist letters to companies selling copycat versions.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 30 Oct. 2024
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People also could order food online to pick up at different locations with the Order Ahead program, but that service will cease when the Feed Rogers building opens and people can shop for their own food again.Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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But as Trump’s presidency went on and his comments and actions didn’t cease to shock, Weymar and her Tiny Pricks community remained as emboldened as ever to bear witness to and record the political climate through craft.Gabby Shacknai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The attempt to reduce the federal workforce is a push against on remote work—especially if government workers quit as a result of the initiative.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was the last album that Genesis recorded before Peter Gabriel quit the band to launch a solo career.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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