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as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again
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2
as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
take off your coat and stay awhile
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as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon
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as in to rob
slang
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint
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as in parody
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
a sitcom that's a takeoff of an old TV show from the 1960s
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Recent Examples of take off
Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
Meanwhile, Elizabeth took off, Joel started drinking and this marked the beginning of a spiral for the star.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 6 June 2025
Esther Kang, People.com, 27 May 2025
The second crash, on March 10, 2019, happened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when a Boeing aircraft crashed minutes after takeoff and killed 157 people onboard.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 23 May 2025
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Verb
Together, Anna and Langley boast more than 3 million followers on TikTok, and their engagement helped Butts’ song take off.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
Meanwhile, Elizabeth took off, Joel started drinking and this marked the beginning of a spiral for the star.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
The emotional moment saw the deaths of both American ally Commander Joseph Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) and June's love interest and the father of her daughter Nicole, Commander Nick Blaine (Max Minghella), as the jet exploded upon takeoff.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 27 May 2025
The second crash, on March 10, 2019, happened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when a Boeing aircraft crashed minutes after takeoff and killed 157 people onboard.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
Verb
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This blunt attribution departs from the more generalized threat descriptions of previous administrations.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 6 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 6 in Washington, D.C.—
Sonam Sheth
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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To remove that barrier, managers can ensure their team receives basic AI literacy and capability training.—
Heide Abelli,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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So everybody that's in the United States, and in this case in Puerto Rico, without an immigration status, needs to be removed or deported.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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Now in theaters, Final Reckoning’s budget is $400 million after subtracting tens of millions of dollars in tax incentives and rebates from the various countries included on its globe-trotting shooting schedule.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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The official breakdown data showed the biggest drags on activity came from public demand and net trade, each subtracting 0.1 percentage point from the quarterly GDP figure, while private demand boosted output by 0.3 percentage point.—
Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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Lochte initially claimed he and his teammates were robbed at gunpoint, but it was determined those with the guns were actually security guards at a gas station where the swimmers had urinated outside a bathroom.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2025
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He was robbed of an extra-base hit by Victor Scott II in center field and Nolan Arenado took away another hit.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
Noun
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SpaceX's record for reusing a Falcon 9 first stage stands at 28 launches.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
13 June 2025
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Ghani noted how over 70,000 members have been with Prime since its initial launch in 2005.—
Natalie Berg,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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However, the thought occurs to me, having stopped off last summer in Cannes on the glittering coast of the South of France, that increasingly all these places are rapidly becoming a parody of themselves and their own brands.—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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After initial opposition, studios threw their support behind the bill when language was updated to carve out exclusions for projects such as documentaries and biographical works, or for purposes of comment, criticism, or parody, among others.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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The two new fire stations, plus the new fire department headquarters that is set to hold a relocated Fire Station 4, are being moved at the recommendation of a 2021 plan that looked to lower emergency response times.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Word moved around the ticket-holders, likely waiting for Novak Djokovic’s match to follow this one, that one of their own was doing something special.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Musk's leadership of DOGE and alignment with the Trump administration had put off some car buyers, with sales slumping in Europe, China and key U.S. markets like California.—
Chris Kirkham,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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In an era when Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) cast a long shadow, Simons’ hefty fee might put off suitors, despite his abundant talent.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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