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as in to unleash
to find emotional release for
he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood
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as in to remove
to take away from a place or position
the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case
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as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
the rumor is that the CIA is planning to take him out before he can seize control of the country
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Recent Examples of take out
The suspect forced Jane Doe to drive to an ATM and take out $600.
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Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
Does Gio have anything to do with Spencer using his son as an excuse to take out the Los Tigres cartel?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The factory that houses the mobile chemical lab, which forces Peter to wear a gas mask and take out a couple of terrorists attacking him.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
After making it through the Battle Rounds, he was taken out of the competition as one of Shelton's finalists.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
Does Gio have anything to do with Spencer using his son as an excuse to take out the Los Tigres cartel?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The factory that houses the mobile chemical lab, which forces Peter to wear a gas mask and take out a couple of terrorists attacking him.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
After making it through the Battle Rounds, he was taken out of the competition as one of Shelton's finalists.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out
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Kendrick Lamar In Martine Rose Kendrick Lamar utilized the Super Bowl stage to unleash an outfit that had the internet talking for hours.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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California might be the place with enough glitz to unleash that particular stock-bumping news to the world, but the Golden State is evidently far too restrictive for a company like Tesla to truck with.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2025
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With Chapman, Brody seems frustrated by the level of attention that accompanies their coupledom.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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And these participants often accompanied their criticism by saying that athletes strayed from their role as entertainers.—
Betina Cutaia Wilkinson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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Ross must set a baseline for what McDaniel must do to return. Sirianni, who was making his second Super Bowl appearance, removed all doubt about his return.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2025
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The tiny devices were removed from the ferrets after four days in the wild.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, in Jordan, Palestinians assassinated a king and attempted to overthrow the government.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Mujibur Rahman and most of his family were assassinated at the house in 1975.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Musk withdrew the suit in June 2024, then revived it in August 2024 under similar complaints.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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The team withdrew with something that was reportedly injury related, but perhaps was more mental given the new paddle jitters Federico exhibited in the first two days of this event with his new adidas gear.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
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Dylann Roof, a white supremacist, murdered my mother, two cousins, and six others in 2015 at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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As one of the messiest seasons on TV right now nears its finale, here's what happened this episode, from who was murdered and banished to how many traitors are left.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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More than two-thirds of retirees with debt carry balances on their credit cards, according to the 2024 Spending in Retirement survey, released in November by the nonprofit Employee Benefit Research Institute, or EBRI.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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The 21-track album, with a 74-minute runtime, follows PartyNextDoor’s P4, released in 2024.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
15 Feb. 2025
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After Deb says she’s dumped Gio, Harry tells her to stop dating older men.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Hanna, who has by this point joined the search efforts, talks to a woman who once dated Amanda’s current boyfriend, Viktor Malm, who had previously been sentenced and given a warning for assault as a teenager.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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