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as in stops
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch
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as in ends
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 breaks off
According to the reports, the malfunctions occurred during the ride's signature ‘tilt' portion, where the segment of track containing the ride vehicle breaks off completely and tilts forward 45 degrees before reconnecting to another piece of track at a 90-degree angle to the ground below.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
If the mouthpiece breaks off, try to remove it without digging into the skin.
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Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
That Sun team, led by Tina Charles, is beating the breaks off the Sparks.
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Kiese Laymon,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
Each one of those, in this quantum theory, breaks off into another block of cheese.
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Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
State officials compared the project to Boise’s Flying Wye, where the I-184 Connector breaks off from I-84 west of downtown Boise.
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Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
Mahama breaks off in exasperation.
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Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
The scene where ‘80s teen Marty McFly borrows a scooter from a bewildered ‘50s kid and breaks off the handles to make a skateboard is one of the film’s most iconic moments.
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Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
Second, the flowing glacier brings more ice forward to replace what breaks off, slowing the cliff’s inland retreat and making a chain reaction of cliff toppling less likely.
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Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
If the mouthpiece breaks off, try to remove it without digging into the skin.
—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
That Sun team, led by Tina Charles, is beating the breaks off the Sparks.
—
Kiese Laymon,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
Each one of those, in this quantum theory, breaks off into another block of cheese.
—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
State officials compared the project to Boise’s Flying Wye, where the I-184 Connector breaks off from I-84 west of downtown Boise.
—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
Mahama breaks off in exasperation.
—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
The scene where ‘80s teen Marty McFly borrows a scooter from a bewildered ‘50s kid and breaks off the handles to make a skateboard is one of the film’s most iconic moments.
—
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
Second, the flowing glacier brings more ice forward to replace what breaks off, slowing the cliff’s inland retreat and making a chain reaction of cliff toppling less likely.
—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaks off
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Santorini stops being only a view and starts behaving like a place again.
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Workforce needs, customer expectations, and business conditions evolve, and leaders have to be willing to adjust if the model stops delivering results.
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Find your favorite before the deal ends, and check out more bedding from Bloomhaven below.
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After physical disk production ends, new games will be available exclusively in digital format from the PlayStation Store, an online shop for PlayStation games, and at retailers.
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This essentially means that, for under-16s, Snapchat ceases to function as a social media app and becomes something closer to a sophisticated messaging platform just for friends and family.
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In the company of Charlie and Catherine, Leonora ceases to feel like herself.
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The Newsom administration and California’s largest labor representative of state workers failed to reach an agreement on Tuesday to replace a contract that expires June 30, SEIU Local 1000’s chief negotiator said in an interview.
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Patients stay there for a few days to a week at a time, often until their involuntary commitment expires.
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The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.
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But the publishing machine never quite halts, and the coming months do star a (smaller) collection of exciting new releases.
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Compiled by the Associated Press That concludes today’s newsletter.
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Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.
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Waymo cuts off firetruck with sirens, lights running In a video posted on TikTok on June 18, a Waymo vehicle turned into a lane in Atlanta's entertainment district where a firetruck was driving the wrong direction.
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But a wartime spike in energy prices has pushed rate cuts off the table for now.
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That's after the state passes its budget, which will determine how much Jersey City will receive.
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There’s a southern route that goes through the waters off Oman; a second route, which was used before the war, passes through the middle of the strait; and a third route further north is controlled by Iran.
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