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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
Dan Heching, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Tay Zonday Went Viral Before Influencer Culture Existed When Zonday’s song took off, there was no template for handling sudden internet fame.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Sunday’s fatal incident came 34 years to the day after the last deadly crash at LaGuardia, when USAir Flight 405 to Cleveland made a fiery dive into Flushing Bay after a botched takeoff in snowy conditions on March 22, 1992.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Some of the journalists who covered America’s answer to a royal couple don’t need a slick limited series to remember the summer weekend when Kennedy’s plane was reported missing after taking off in New Jersey.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Tay Zonday Went Viral Before Influencer Culture Existed When Zonday’s song took off, there was no template for handling sudden internet fame.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
The Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle had been deployed to another aircraft that experienced an aborted takeoff, Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford said.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Sunday’s fatal incident came 34 years to the day after the last deadly crash at LaGuardia, when USAir Flight 405 to Cleveland made a fiery dive into Flushing Bay after a botched takeoff in snowy conditions on March 22, 1992.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
Verb
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Never depart from live charcoal unattended.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Special late-night trains depart about an hour after each show on each day of the music festival.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Now this artist, who is devoted to depicting the Chicano struggle, says removing Chavez from artwork may be the only choice.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Rodney statue has been gathering dust in storage after being removed from public view in Delaware during the 2020 racial justice protests.—
Dan Diamond,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Fely reached the 40-rep mark, but two were deemed not to have reached full extension and were subtracted from his total.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Mar. 2026
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Credits are subtracted directly from the taxpayer’s tax bill.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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The 21-year-old McGonigle, who was robbed of his first home run by center fielder Jackson Merrill in the second, worked a 10-pitch at-bat against Wandy Peralta in a lefty-on-lefty matchup that culminated with a single to right field that brought in Gleyber Torres and Colt Keith for a 4-2 lead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Both robbed Royals batters (Perez and Vinnie Pasquantino) of hits in the sixth inning.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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According to the group, there have been 1,492 civilian casualties since the launch of the war.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Engineers at the China Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC) in Wuxi, northwest of Shanghai, have announced plans for the country's next tourism destination, expecting commercial launch of affordable trips on these new submersibles by 2030.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Mar. 2026
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Then, like water to wine, Moral Orel transformed from a cheeky parody to a challenging, audacious character study.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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The case tested the limits of parody and the license artists can take in social commentary directed at public figures.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Records show frequent transfers—sometimes in rapid succession—moving funds from TourProdEnter to the Florida LLCs, and in some instances continuing even after a company had been formally dissolved.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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But their discharge petition, introduced last week, is short of the 218 signatures needed to move forward.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Is the instant reaction to be put off your guard or wonder how this person even found themselves at your show?—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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In the center of town, Perryville House—with its garden-facing suites and Georgian architecture—makes a compelling case for putting off your departure.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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