broken off (with)

verb

past participle of break off (with)
as in left
to end a usually intimate relationship with sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broken off (with)
  1. blown off
  2. dumped
Verb
  • In this upside-down world there’d be a pig like Ted Waters, who, one blue winter night on a concrete highway outside Marjah, had his leg blown off by a bomb disguised as a guardrail.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Earlier Sunday, one person was also found dead in Sedgwick County, Kansas, after authorities responded to a report of a home being blown off its foundation during the storms, the county said in a statement.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Definition of blown off
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  • There are two possible, competing ways in which dust can affect the Alfvén waves, which in turn could determine how energy is dumped into the corona, heating it.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • As a result, Corbin and Parmida were dumped from Love Island USA.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026
Definition of dumped
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“Broken off (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broken%20off%20%28with%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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