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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
Brendan Rascius
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Irwin said not all of those people taken off the Medicaid rolls were no longer in need of the program.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Since takeoff was slated for Saturday, a few group members chose to stay back to observe the Sabbath.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
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Verb
The attack was carried out by a group of B-2 bombers, which took off from Missouri and deployed bunker-busting bombs on Fordow and another site.
—Brendan Rascius
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Irwin said not all of those people taken off the Medicaid rolls were no longer in need of the program.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
In practical terms, a 10,500-foot strip can support the Boeing 737 series often used on deportation charters, and even heavier planes like the C-17 Globemaster III, which needs less than 7,500 feet for takeoff at light loads.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Since takeoff was slated for Saturday, a few group members chose to stay back to observe the Sabbath.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
Verb
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The team departed from Alexandria to the airport soon after what became its final match of the tournament.—
Lee Igel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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According to flight tracker Flightradar24, the plane departed at 2:36 p.m. and returned to the ground at 3:22 p.m.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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As of Tuesday, the agency will no longer require passengers who move through TSA checkpoints to remove their shoes.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
8 July 2025
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Advertisement The Prime Minister’s remarks echoed a growing sentiment within his far-right coalition, where calls to permanently remove Palestinians from Gaza have become more open in recent months.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Under both the House and Senate versions, taxpayers in the top bracket will have to subtract 2/37th from the value of each dollar deducted over the threshold.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
3 July 2025
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Where surpluses on other players arrive only once their existing book value has been subtracted, for those who have been at a club from a young age there is little or nothing to subtract.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Menzies was convicted of the 1986 murder of 26-year-old Maurine Hunsaker, a married mother of three who was kidnapped, robbed, strangled, and found tied to a tree with her throat slit.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Three years later, Armando Galarraga didn’t, robbed by a wrong call by first-base umpire Jim Joyce — who owned up to it almost immediately — in the days before instant replay.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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This year is full of fresh beginnings in fashion, with new creative directors presenting launch collections at some of Milan and Paris’s biggest brands.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 July 2025
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The preliminary phase of construction includes substantial soil treatment and complex ground preparation at the north portal, where construction of the launch structure for the tunnel boring machine (TBM) is intended to begin in autumn 2026.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Bud Light plans to run a parody of the series, which gives fans up-close looks at the seasons of top NFL quarterbacks, via social media.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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His mask is a stitched thing — lipless, white, eerily smooth yet rugged — a grim parody of life.—
Daphne Woolsoncroft,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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That he was moved by Gi-hun and now wants to give her closure and the money her father fairly won?—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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To push forward the maiden flights from 2026 to this year, DARPA is focusing on autonomous systems and payloads while putting off specific requirements regarding maximum physical dimensions and autonomous takeoff/landing capabilities in high sea states.—
David Szondy
June 27,
New Atlas,
27 June 2025
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Plans for conversion of the upstairs into a boutique hotel never advanced, while the city put off renovations and repairs.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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