BREAKS OFF Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

breaks off

verb

present tense third-person singular of break off

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 This is the most significant ice calving event (where ice breaks off of a glacier) seen in the Arctic since 2020. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 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. — 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

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The New Braunfels, Texas, resident kept a frenetic touring schedule, headlining major Texas venues and mid-sized dance halls around the country, with occasional arena or amphitheater stops opening for Koe Wetzel thrown in.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
Nighttime mouth breathing is associated with snoring, dry mouth, receding gums and sleep apnea, a disorder in which breathing stops repeatedly during sleep.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of stops

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When the school day ends, the campus keeps serving families through aftercare, summer camp and school-break programs.

— Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Daylight saving time ends on the first Sunday in November, according to Time and Date, an online world clock.

— Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of ends

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If the person holding key intellectual property or leading the company risks losing status, immigration planning ceases to be a personal ordeal.

— Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
There is a point beyond which the scale of a threat or a danger ceases to scare us.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of ceases

Verb

So Skydance is hardly in position to spend $20 million to $30 million a year on Aikman or compete with ESPN to land Olsen, whose Fox contract expires after the season.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
The timeline calls for the Royals to move to the new stadium a year before the team’s lease at Kauffman Stadium expires.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of expires

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The Fed’s latest policy meeting concludes less than a week before the midterm elections, which have focused heavily on concerns about the cost of living and affordability.

— Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Diiv will meet the world in 2027 with a massive tour, which kicks off in Sydney in February and concludes with a hometown London show in June.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of concludes

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The officers are seen lifting Belgal from the car before the video cuts off.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Reviving a yearslong disagreement, the city of Batavia is again asking Aurora to remove a gate on Wagner Road off Mesa Lane, which currently cuts off one way of entering and exiting a neighborhood on the edge of Aurora’s border with Batavia.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of cuts off

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Heytens was deeply skeptical that the Virginia law purporting to regulate federal officers passes constitutional muster.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
Any savings assumes that local governments don’t raise property tax rates to make up for homestead revenue lost if Amendment 3 passes.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026