1
as in departed
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 removed
to rid oneself of (a garment)
take off your coat and stay awhile
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as in deducted
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 robbed
slang
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint
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Recent Examples of took off
His career as an actor burgeoned alongside his art career, which took off when soul, funk, and R&B group the Neville Brothers tapped him to create the cover for their 1989 Grammy-winning breakthrough album Yellow Moon.
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News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
The pheasant dropped and Tuco, not quite two years old, took off after it.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
So the little Indian doctor took off and came back with a mask and sprayed all around the room.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
This was years before Spotify and other streaming services took off.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
The sophomore slipped past a tackler, then took off for a 51-yard touchdown reception to slice the deficit to 16-13.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Especially during the pandemic, when Ramp really took off.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Cash left the band in 2023 and took off to California with her husband and collaborator Austin Cain in search of herself.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
To even get to this point required a complex physical training program that took off with his major growth spurt.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
The pheasant dropped and Tuco, not quite two years old, took off after it.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
So the little Indian doctor took off and came back with a mask and sprayed all around the room.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
This was years before Spotify and other streaming services took off.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
The sophomore slipped past a tackler, then took off for a 51-yard touchdown reception to slice the deficit to 16-13.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Especially during the pandemic, when Ramp really took off.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Cash left the band in 2023 and took off to California with her husband and collaborator Austin Cain in search of herself.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
To even get to this point required a complex physical training program that took off with his major growth spurt.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took off
Verb
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Michaelson, who departed Fox’s Los Angeles affiliate last summer, makes the case for a West Coast-centric show.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unlike the innumerable photons from sunlight, perhaps a dozen per second trickle through my cornea from this distant messenger, having departed it years ago, colliding with my photoreceptors and ending their unlikely journey.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The original trees had to be removed in 2013 after being poisoned by Alabama fan Harvey Updyke.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Investigators have removed a haul of items from the camps for forensic examination as part of ongoing enquiries to identify anyone who might have assisted Phillips during his time on the run.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Other factors — such as the size of the Medicare Part B premiums, which are typically deducted directly from benefit checks, and elected tax withholdings — will also affect monthly benefit payments.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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The cost of Medicare Part B, which covers doctor visits and outpatient services, is deducted automatically from benefits.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Both men are suspected of having been part of a team alleged to have robbed the Louvre last week.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Less than a year later, Brown pulled a gun on a man in the middle of the day at a Charlotte apartment complex and robbed him of his cellphone and $450, according to court records.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Carolina offensive linemen Cade Mays (ankle), Taylor Moton (knee) and Brady Christensen (Achilles) all exited the contest early with injuries.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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The core team of executives that helped shepherd Sheridan’s rise have mostly exited the company.—
William Earl,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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All of the backup plans that people are preparing to enact - borrowing, trying to visit food banks, putting off other bills - have their own costs and downstream effects.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Hoka Women’s Transport Shoes This cushy shoe is designed with a rocker bottom that pushes you into your next step, putting off foot fatigue for longer.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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But in an Akan language, the notion that an object could exist as a bare substrate, stripped of properties—say, the idea of a stone, with its weight, texture, and color subtracted—is basically unintelligible; the metaphysical split between a thing and its properties isn’t naturally expressible.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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Typically, the report is released on the first Friday of the month and includes information about how many jobs were added or subtracted from each industry.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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While lawmakers hope to build a new prison, Evers' plan calls for changes to other facilities to house those incarcerated who would have to be moved if Green Bay closes.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The discovery of the solar cycle now moved Carrington to undertake a rigorous study of sunspots that soon earned him a reputation as Britain’s premier solar observer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Took off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20off. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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