as in abandoning
to stop doing (something) permanently
we warned him to lay off of the cigarette smoking
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laying off (of)
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Kiffin was excoriated by fans and media for abandoning his team, but neither Chambliss nor his family begrudge the coach for leaving.—
Bomani Jones,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Musk is accusing ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, and its leaders — CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman — of misleading him and abandoning the company’s original nonprofit mission.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Kleven, who apologized before addressing the council, said his parent company had made some changes, including discontinuing the Landmark series of homes, which had been part of the Heron Landing plans.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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That patient died shortly after discontinuing treatment with Ali, but before investigations by police and public health officials were completed.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Skipping that meeting and quitting OPEC at the same time will be seen as a snub to Saudi’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Riley sails on, prow forward, fighting to avoid the Imagination’s unceremonious fate, not quitting, not wishing to be retired, but battling time.—
Greg Cote
April 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Where is that line between being satisfied and comfortable and content and giving up?—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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The costs of giving up charm pricing seem too great.—
Alison J. Stein,
thehustle.co,
1 May 2026
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Four of the seven matches went to Super Tiebreakers, and Cypress Bay had to dig out of a 2-0 hole after dropping their two singles matches.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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With that option off the table, the Jeju pilots would have had to consider dropping the gear manually.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Laying off (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laying%20off%20%28of%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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