Break
Layoff
Layoff noun - A period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness.
Usage example: after such a long layoff the boxer badly needed to get back into shape
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Layoff and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/layoff
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Layoff or Break. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/layoff.
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