| Puts the game away, so to speak |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Calls something off |
Newsday |
16 Mar 2025 |
| Breaks up with someone |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2024 |
| Calls off the relationship |
New York Times Mini |
14 Sep 2024 |
| Terminates a relationship |
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| Breaks off a relationship |
New York Times |
06 Feb 2024 |
| Heeds a relationship red flag |
LA Times Daily |
17 Aug 2023 |
| Breaks things off |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jan 2023 |
| Says “I need space,” say |
Wall Street Journal |
10 May 2022 |
| Breaks things off |
The Washington Post Sunday |
27 Mar 2022 |
| Says, "We're through!" |
LA Times Daily |
08 Feb 2022 |
| Says, 'We're through!' |
The Washington Post |
08 Feb 2022 |
| Breaks up |
Wall Street Journal |
01 May 2021 |
| Cancels a project |
Newsday |
04 Mar 2021 |
| Breaks things off |
New York Times |
10 Feb 2021 |
| Sends a Dear John letter, say |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Feb 2021 |
| Breaks off a relationship |
USA Today |
29 Jan 2021 |
| Breaks up |
LA Times Daily |
07 May 2020 |
| Breaks up |
The Washington Post |
07 May 2020 |
| Sends a "Dear John" |
The New Yorker |
27 May 2019 |
| Breaks off a relationship |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2018 |
| Says goodbye to a lover |
New York Times |
03 Aug 2018 |
| Breaks up a relationship |
USA Today |
26 Jun 2018 |
| Sends a breakup text, say (tsk!) |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2018 |
| Calls off a project |
Newsday |
27 May 2018 |
| Breaks up |
Premier Sunday |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Sends a breakup text, say (tsk!) |
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| Breaks up a relationship |
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| Breaks off a relationship |
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| Says goodbye to a lover |
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| Says 'You and I are done,' e.g |
New York Times |
05 Sep 2017 |
| Writes a Dear John letter, say |
USA Today |
25 Mar 2017 |
| Breaks things off |
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| Says "You and I are done," e.g. |
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| Splits up |
The Washington Post |
20 Nov 2016 |
| Breaks up |
Newsday |
14 Oct 2016 |
| Sends a 'Dear John' letter, perhaps |
The Washington Post |
30 Aug 2016 |
| Breaks up |
New York Times |
17 Jul 2016 |
| Breaks off a romantic relationship |
New York Times |
02 May 2016 |
| Breaks up |
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| Writes a Dear John letter, say |
New York Times |
20 Mar 2015 |
| Calls the whole thing off |
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| Writes a Dear John letter, say |
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| Throws him out, say |
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| Breaks up with a lover |
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| Admits defeat |
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| Writes John a letter? |
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| Writes John a letter? |
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| Breaks up |
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| Breaks up |
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| Breaks up |
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| Calls things off |
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| Breaks up a relationship |
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| Calls the whole thing off |
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| Breaks up |
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| Gives back the engagement ring, e.g. |
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| Breaks up |
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| Breaks up, informally |
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| Calls the whole thing off |
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| Stops going out |
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| Stops going out |
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| Calls the whole thing off |
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| Calls the whole thing off |
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| Calls off the romance |
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| Calls off the romance |
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| Rings down the curtain |
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| Finishes, as a relationship |
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