left off

verb

Definition of left offnext
past tense of leave off
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 Synonyms for left off
  1. stopped
  2. ended
  3. ceased
  4. expired
  5. halted
  6. concluded
  7. passed
  8. quit
Verb
  • According to the complaint, Roe stopped working for Brooks and moved to Mississippi around May 2021.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • To save money, Red Lobster stopped using a bartender or a host at certain times.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of stopped
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  • After years of deciphering cryptic clues and exploring hidden locations, the search has finally ended.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The medical condition that ended Henrik Lundqvist’s playing career has set him up to make his next great save.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ended
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  • Earlier this year, the company abruptly ceased operations at its Jacksonville, Florida, facility and began working to set up the assembly plant in Ontario to assemble commercial electric delivery vans and trucks.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The company has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting and has ceased its remediation plan due to the pending merger.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of ceased
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  • The terms of the union’s first contract expired July 28.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The union went on strike early Tuesday after its contract expired in a dispute over pay and the automation of tasks at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of expired
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  • Qatar has halted its mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, citing a lack of willingness from both sides to engage constructively, according to a diplomatic source briefed on the matter.
    Keir Simmons, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Though the sitdown with the media was to preview Tuesday's Champions League showdown against Borussia Dortmund, Courtois was asked about lamentable scenes last month which caused the Madrid derby to be halted before play resumed after a long pause.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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  • The feature, which concluded Trier’s trilogy, was also up for Best International Feature.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
  • North and South Korea have been cut off from each other since the end of the Korean War in 1953, which concluded with an armistice not a peace treaty, leaving the two sides still technically at war.
    Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of concluded
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  • The referral passed the Senate on a party-line 16-13 vote with Republicans in favor.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • If passed, the law would centralize authority over those areas to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of passed
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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
  • 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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