BREAKS OFF (WITH) Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

breaks off (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of break off (with)

as in leaves

to end a usually intimate relationship with sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings

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Its infrastructure, which carries rich resources across vast desert terrain, leaves it an easy target for the cheaper one-way drones developed by the Houthis.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
The delay leaves unpopular Palestinian Authority leaders in place and sidesteps a potential opposition alliance, as Palestinians have not voted in a legislative election since Hamas won in 2006.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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How Monster Depicts the Borden Murders Their first attempt involves serving the couple oysters in May, when the series says the city of Fall River dumps its sewage over the oyster beds, contaminating the shellfish with potentially fatal bacteria.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Parks and Rec says anyone who illegally dumps could face fines totaling $5,000 per piece of material.

— Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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Costco ditches its Kirkland beer Pope Leo XIV, who grew up listening to popular American television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen, praised his fellow Illinois clergyman as an inspiration today on the eve of Sheen’s beatification.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Treat standing water − such as retention ponds or drainage ditches − with a mosquito larvicide.

— Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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