broken off

verb

Definition of broken offnext
past participle of break off
1
as in stopped
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 ended
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 broken off
  1. stopped
  2. ended
  3. halted
  4. ceased
  5. concluded
  6. cut off
  7. passed
  8. shut off
Verb
  • Medicaid continued to process payments during that time, but Blue Cross Blue Shield stopped paying after a few months.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • When Millie Gooch stopped drinking at age 26, her friends had a hard time wrapping their heads around it.
    Malaka Gharib, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of stopped
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  • The coach’s assessment might sound surprising considering Smith’s last pass Sunday was an interception that ended the game.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Starbucks said Workers United prematurely ended discussions this week.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ended
Verb
  • At the first convention center stop, the driver halted, and three additional riders squeezed into the five-passenger sedan before the trip continued.
    Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
  • As states across the country banned hormone treatment and puberty blockers for trans youth, some medical practices halted care — and pharmacies stopped providing prescriptions — before they were legally required to.
    Orion Rummler, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of halted
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  • Mining operations ceased, and only small crews remained to clean up the old dumps.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Some time after this, the vessel's operations ceased due to sinking or stranding on a beach, leading to its abandonment.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of ceased
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  • The mold company's report also concluded that the Wright's apartment was uninhabitable and that the Wright's belongings needed to be replaced due to extremely high levels of mold, the lawsuit said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In 2023, Beyoncé officially concluded the Renaissance era with the release of a feature-length documentary that chronicled the making and execution of its accompanying stadium tour.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of concluded
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  • The proposal would cut off Brooklyn’s sole eastern access road and sever the town from its historic cemetery, which is now clear of weeds and brush largely thanks to a restoration project with the Illinois archaeologists.
    Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Then there are cautionary tales like the one in which a boy gets his fingers cut off for being a picky eater—stories about cause and effect, separation from loved ones, stealing, and death.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • The House had passed the bill in November.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In addition to a stop at his boyhood home, now maintained by the National Park Service, the hearse passed through Plains, a town of some 500 people that had been his home base throughout life.
    Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of passed
Verb
  • Dry spells could shut off the precipitation, experts noted Thursday.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Authorities at the original scene learned the suspects entered the main electrical cabinet of the building and turned off the main breaker, shutting off power to the ATM, Galt police said.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
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