take off (on)

verb

Definition of take off (on)next
as in to mimic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off (on)
  1. mimic
  2. parody
  3. satirize
  4. imitate
  5. target
  6. caricature
  7. ape
  8. harass
Verb
  • In the new study, the team mimicked a sewer environment under extreme conditions in a lab and rapidly sped up the fatberg formation process over 30 days.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • These videos mimic content from U.S. government agencies and more than 50 news organizations, including the BBC, France 24, and Fox News.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of mimic
Verb
  • But unlike his dad, a larger-than-life figure who once hosted Saturday Night Live and was parodied on Seinfeld, Hal has stayed pretty quiet.
    Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • One, which was later parodied in a famous Chappelle’s Show skit, required the artists to walk more than five miles to fetch him cheesecake from a Brooklyn restaurant.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of parody
Verb
  • The show satirizes some elements of televangelism with biting humor but depicts Tammy as a complicated woman who encouraged others to follow her mission to lead with love.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • In director Mary Harron’s original American Psycho, Bale’s sinister character — who may or may not be a serial killer — satirizes 1980s white-collar American culture and consumerism.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of satirize
Verb
  • There's also a more foot-like Sole, for better imitating a human walking gait.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Governed by Neptune, the planet of fantasy and film, Pisces is naturally drawn to iconic characters and cinematic flair, and Nyong’o’s choice proves that life really does imitate art.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of imitate
Verb
  • Other companies, such as Anthropic, are also targeting AI in the workplace and hoping employees embrace it.
    Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Yet operations targeting individuals have produced devastation and extensive civilian casualties.
    Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of target
Verb
  • Elegy thus belongs to an old and ignoble genre, one which caricatures the hillbilly for an audience’s titillation.
    Sarah Jones, Vulture, 15 July 2024
  • As is human nature, the two sides caricature each other and try to demonize each other.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
Definition of caricature
Verb
  • On its app homepage, JD has begun aping Pinduoduo by emphasizing discounts.
    Lavender Au, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Above all, those kids who come from the suburbs didn’t ape the Americans but chose their own narrative path, going much higher in quality.
    Marcello Junior Dino, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of ape
Verb
  • Wang was appointed chair of Cupertino’s Planning Commission in 2019, but was ousted from his post last year following accusations of harassing community members and city officials.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Advertisement More than third of election officials surveyed this year by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law said they have been harassed, threatened or abused for carrying out their work.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of harass
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“Take off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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