1
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
knock it off!
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2
as in to abandon
to stop doing (something) permanently
decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background
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3
as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
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4
as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks
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5
as in to murder
to put to death deliberately
various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years
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Recent Examples of knock off
Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Tennessee is coming off a win after knocking off Vanderbilt 81-76 behind 22 points and eight assists from guard Zakai Zeigler.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
They could be found on everyone from uptown moms to downtown DJs, and these days many a knockoff live on.
—Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
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Williams knocked off top seed Cardinal Newman 2-1 on Tuesday.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Tennessee is coming off a win after knocking off Vanderbilt 81-76 behind 22 points and eight assists from guard Zakai Zeigler.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
Disused lawn chairs, fishing nets, and air mattresses made their way through him to Hong Kong importers, who turned them into, for example, trimmings for knockoff purses.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
They could be found on everyone from uptown moms to downtown DJs, and these days many a knockoff live on.
—Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off
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That hasn't stopped the Trump administration from making some bold claims.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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The deputy had stopped Huttle, 42, of Hobart for driving 70 mph in a 55 mph zone.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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High in the thin Alaskan air, where abundant oxygen had long abandoned such firmaments for lower altitude, five women knelt circled against the piercing cold.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The suspension of programs supporting the promotion of democracy in authoritarian countries, a bipartisan U.S. foreign policy for decades, has left experts wondering if the Trump administration has abandoned that goal.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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The headset has two microphones that monitor and pick up background sounds before subtracting them from the audio signal to make communications clearer and less noisy.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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As its three Oscar nominations attest, The Wild Robot subtracts spiritual fundamentalism in service of Pixarism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2025
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Last year, some 1-year-old dogs were robbed of their first race to show off their hard work during training season, Freking said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Gonzalez and Renay Moreno, who prosecutors allege was an accomplice, then robbed seven patrons inside the game room, according to the district attorney’s office.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
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However, Sam is murdered by Carl Brunner (Goldwyn), leaving him to returns as a ghost, who is unable to communicate with Molly.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Riley, 22, was murdered by an undocumented immigrant.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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Makers of copycat weight-loss drugs and digital health companies that sell them are bracing for upheaval now that the Food and Drug Administration has declared Novo Nordisk's blockbusters Ozempic and Wegovy are no longer in shortage.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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In 2022, over 109,000 people in the U.S. died of drug overdoses, roughly 76,000 of which were caused by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl or its copycats.—
Gabrielle M. Etzel,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
6 Feb. 2025
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The program ended in the early 1960s after a member of the CIA Inspector General's staff learned of MKUltra's experiments and ordered them to cease all experimentation on non-consenting subjects.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, the university, a historically Black institution, ordered the fraternity chapter to cease all activities and suspended pledging for all Greek organizations for the rest of the academic year.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Joe Biden’s third-highest-ranking DOJ official, Matthew Colangelo, quit the DOJ in November 2022 to join Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg three days after Trump announced his 2024 run.—
Carl Burdette,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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As the countdown moves closer to the end of Windows 10 support this October, here are some compelling reasons to quit Windows and give Linux a try.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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