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break-off

verb as in snap off something

verb as in end activity

noun as in discontinuation

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Example Sentences

What a break-off, leaving the gasping reader in a state of choking suspense, of avid, ungratified curiosity!

The whole of his break-off with Lady Helena is very well done.

Moreover, the break-off of diplomatic relations initiated the certain hope of a happier future.

The miners work the seam till they come to this break-off, and then call for an expert to "read the fault."

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On this page you'll find 268 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to break-off, such as: interruption, interval, lull, abeyance, breather, and cessation.

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

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