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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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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
Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
On a recent weekday morning, workers were getting coffee at the Wawa on Amelia Earhart Boulevard, while, overhead, an F-16C from the New Jersey Air National Guard took off seaward.
—Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
This year, on January 31, a little further west on Cottman, a Learjet 55 medevac flight crashed one minute after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The researchers found a significant amount of polyethylene, for example, the dominant type of plastic produced in the 1960s, but less of the plastic used in water bottles, which took off in the 1990s.
—Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
On a recent weekday morning, workers were getting coffee at the Wawa on Amelia Earhart Boulevard, while, overhead, an F-16C from the New Jersey Air National Guard took off seaward.
—Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
Season 3 of Tulsa King was cleared for takeoff after series star and executive producer Stallone closed a new deal in November to continue on the show for two more seasons with a major salary increase.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
This year, on January 31, a little further west on Cottman, a Learjet 55 medevac flight crashed one minute after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
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Ravi Ahuja will depart Roku‘s board of directors after more than a decade, following his promotion to CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The inaugural charter flight departed from Wuxi to Chicago early Friday, carrying more than 100 tons of cargo.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Mar. 2025
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Following the act of protest, the referee of the University of Maryland match -- which was not an NCAA tournament -- issued a black card to Turner, removing her from the competition.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Last April, Grant sued X over its refusal to remove videos of a religiously motivated stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church that sparked rioting.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Calculate your current net worth by listing your assets and subtracting your liabilities.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Projections are that this will amount to $139 million to be subtracted from the overall 2% funding for K-12 public schools.—
Dr. Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Take for example, when she got robbed in episode 2.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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An extremely rare inflammatory condition in his blood vessels caused several blood clots to form on both sides of his head, placing him in a coma and robbing him of the ability to speak, walk and eat.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Property Masters Guild to Host Launch Event for PROP CULTURE Publication The Property Masters Guild will hold a launch event for its new magazine, PROP CULTURE, on April 17.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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The year 2027 promises to be a revolutionary one for the discovery of these free-floaters with the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a microlensing specialist that will survey the night sky from a perch beyond Earth’s distortive atmosphere.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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This semester's show is a musical parody of Love Island called Love on an Island.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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So Far Kilmer’s career spanned nearly four decades, starting with his first movie in 1984, the absurd joke-a-minute World War II parody Top Secret!, from the knuckleheads that created the comedy classic Airplane!—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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Eventually any discourse about his low batting average and moving him in the lineup evaporated as Judge finished with a .322 average, 58 homers and 144 RBIS, barely missing out on matching Mickey Mantle in the Triple Crown department.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Life Time is moving forward on plans to expand into Idaho.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2025
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He’s put off plans to buy a new packaging machine, and is reducing investment for now until the uncertainty clears.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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These are the six most common reasons why so many people are putting off parenthood, according to the study. 1.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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