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View definitions for break off

break off

verb as in snap off something

verb as in end activity

noun as in discontinuation

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Throughout the years, vandals have occasionally broken off parts of the left hand, toes and a sphere that the figure originally held.

He told The Times he “was able to break off and escape inside the gas station.”

We are not trying to break off the mold intentionally.

From Salon

Lizza, who broke off his engagement with Nuzzi and announced that he would no longer cover stories related to Kennedy for Politico, denied the allegations on Tuesday.

From Salon

Pogacar finished in six hours, 27 minutes and 30 seconds - 34 seconds clear of Australia's Ben O'Connor, who broke off the front of the chasing pack to claim silver.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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