take out

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as in to accompany
to go on a social engagement with she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime

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Recent Examples of take out Fritz took out the Russian, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4)) and will No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion who has won 23 straight matches after beating Britain’s Cam Norrie in straight sets on Tuesday. Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 In the last few months of the campaign, the Iranians were very serious, as our book shows, about wanting to take out the President. ABC News, 6 July 2025 Cena accidentally took out the referee Dan Engler, leading to a GTS and a visual pinfall by Punk. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025 The Israeli military said in a statement that its fighter jets struck a site used by Hezbollah to manage its fire and defense array in the area and is part of a significant underground project that was completely taken out of use. Ahmad Mantash, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for take out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out
Verb
  • More gossip was unleashed when Albert was photographed with his son Alexandre Grimaldi, daughter Jazmin Grace Grimaldi and Nicole Coste, Alexandre’s mother, in 2023.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
  • President Donald Trump unleashed on his longtime foe Rosie O'Donnell, threatening to revoke the left-leaning comedian's U.S. citizenship.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • The black paint on accompanying bicycle pumps also exceeded federal lead limits for paint.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • He was accompanied on his visit by Texas Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, members of his Cabinet and other Texas lawmakers.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Machado, now 21 months removed from elbow surgery, is batting .293, 13 percentage points above his career average.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 8 July 2025
  • Aside from the obvious benefits—not struggling to remove shoes; not having to walk in stocking feet, or worse, barefoot through security; and not having to re-shoe after security, the entire process should be faster and more efficient.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Israel has also assassinated much of the terror organization’s top leadership.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
  • The judge presiding over the case of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, has released a letter that the suspect sent to the court.
    Peter Aitken Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Of course, the former two had retired whereas the latter had only temporarily withdrawn.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 4 July 2025
  • The traffic receded as Chicago withdrew into the distance behind me on Interstate 90.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • Obviously, Tiff is grieving Rob, the father of her child who was murdered at the end of last season.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 July 2025
  • Since 2006, actor Michael C. Hall has embodied the methodical killer, with a code for only murdering bad people on Dexter, and the television universe has continued to shock viewers ever since.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Cops released photos of the gunman following the incident.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
  • Earlier this year, ESA released a request for proposals to European industry for bids to compete in the European Launch Challenge.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Over his last 60 games dating to May 7, a little more than a full third of the season, Rafaela is now batting .301 with 12 homers, 33 RBI and a .906 OPS.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
  • Just 42% of CEOs of small and midsize companies plan to add to their staffs in the next year, lowest on record dating to 2003, according to a June survey by Vistage, a CEO networking group.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 13 July 2025

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“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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