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stop working

VERB
retire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart go pull out relinquish remove retreat separate surrender withdraw
STRONG
decamp ebb exit part recede regress repeal rescind resign revoke rusticate secede yield
WEAK
absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back run along seclude oneself sever connections take off turn in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance continue remain stay
STRONG
approve arrive come in increase join
WEAK
begin enter
VERB
superannuate
Synonyms
STRONG
decamp depart ebb exit go part pension recede regress relinquish remove repeal rescind resign retreat revoke rusticate secede separate surrender withdraw yield
WEAK
absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back pull out put out to pasture run along seclude oneself sever connections take off turn in
Antonyms
STRONG
advance allow approve arrive combine come come in enter forge increase join permit remain stay unite

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She explains that she recently had a conversation about this with a friend as she is going to stop working after having children.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

By rolling funds from those other plans or IRAs into the current employer’s plan, workers do not have to contend with RMDs until they stop working.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

Plans built around an earlier wealth-transfer timeline stop working on a longer one.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Both Mayor Karen Bass and her opponent in the November mayoral election, Councilmember Nithya Raman, have said the city should stop working with Flock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

It seems that alarm clocks stop working when your dog chews the wires while you’re busy trying to get your English assignment done.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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