breaking off

verb

Definition of breaking offnext
present participle of break off
1
as in ending
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch

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2
as in stopping
to come to an end talks between the two sides broke off when one began making unreasonable demands

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaking off
  1. ending
  2. stopping
  3. ceasing
  4. expiring
  5. halting
  6. concluding
  7. passing
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  • If advocates win, the Supreme Court may order an injunction that could impact all states that passed essentially copycat legislation, potentially ending Aylo's long war against ‘haphazard’ age-verification laws in the US.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The guard play was lackluster all year, and when Austin Jackson sustained his season-ending knee injury in early November the run game vanished.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ending
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  • The case stemmed from a Groveland police officer in September 2020 stopping a Lyft car for speeding and tag lights that weren’t working.
    Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • What’s stopping organizations from reaping the benefits of AI right now?
    Jesse Todd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of stopping
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  • The root system enters a state of rest, ceasing growth.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Then, in rare cases—about 1% of those with HCM —the disease is associated with sudden cardiac death due to abnormal heart rhythms that result in the heart ceasing to beat effectively.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of ceasing
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  • This deal removes the largest expiring contract the Lakers could use in any future trade.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Similarly, the copyright is expiring only on the version of Popeye introduced in 1929.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of expiring
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  • The controversy has also strained South Korea's political system, halting high-level diplomacy, rattling financial markets, and spotlighting weaknesses in its governance structure.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Nevertheless, halting the pipeline sent European Union natural gas prices rising to 50 euros ($52), their highest since the 330-euro spike in 2022 after the invasion.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • Former police chief Joe Chacon, who served in the role from 2021 to 2023, nixed a plan to do so after concluding that the sidewalks were too narrow and could not safely contain the swarms of people that flock to the area on weekends.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Resistant to sacrifice, the country was concluding that intelligence, integrity and mastery of the issues were not enough for presidential success.
    Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of concluding
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  • Since Eddie Howe’s arrival during the 2021-22 season, Newcastle’s main attacking threat has come from the flanks, where the team’s passing combinations aim to put the full-back in a crossing position, find the winger behind the defence, or allow the midfielder to penetrate the opponent’s lines.
    Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The Tigers won’t be an easy matchup for Baylor’s defense, which was 11th among Big 12 teams in passing yards allowed per game.
    Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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