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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
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
That same year rosé sales took off, restaurants like NYC’s Pietro NoLita splashed the color on its walls, and Le Creuset released a Hibiscus collection.
—Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Nino Letteriello, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The comedian, 53, was a passenger aboard a Philippine Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Read is charged with murder, manslaughter and fleeing the scene for allegedly plowing into him with her Lexus and taking off, leaving him for dead in a snowstorm.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
That same year rosé sales took off, restaurants like NYC’s Pietro NoLita splashed the color on its walls, and Le Creuset released a Hibiscus collection.
—Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
Shortly after takeoff, a bird strike disabled both engines, leaving him with mere seconds to act.
—Nino Letteriello, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The comedian, 53, was a passenger aboard a Philippine Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
Verb
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The plane departed from William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster and was heading to Camarillo Airport, according to the FAA.—
Tristan Maglunog,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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The trade had seemed to improve those dynamics, with 32-year-old Davis departing and Dončić — the 26-year-old who is represented by Bill Duffy of WME Sports — coming to town.—
Jovan Buha,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Verb
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He's promised to remove taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, and continue tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy, passed during his first term.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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But DeShields has struggled to find consistent minutes since undergoing spinal surgery to remove a tumor in 2019, then suffering a knee injury that sidelined her for the entire 2023 season.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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While this context might not subtract from the beauty of the film, audiences today are approaching it with a distinct lens.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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Residents there would have $1,770 left over after subtracting money for their monthly expenditures.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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They were robbed, they were robbed of lots of things.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Four individuals are at large after posing as police officers and robbing a deli in New York City, officials said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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In her launch video, Stratton wasted no time outlining the stakes.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
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Tahoe Therapeutics and the Arc Institute have recently partnered in the launch of the Arc Virtual Cell Atlas: the most comprehensive and diverse public database of single-cell level transcriptomic data across a wide range of perturbations.—
Amelia Palermo,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Bowen Yang is opening up after Aimee Lou Wood criticized Saturday Night Live's parody of her.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Jordan’s dual roles emulate the Rodriquez siblings who were played by George Clooney and Tarantino himself, but with no sense of parody.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Some of those are moving along very well, especially the – with the Asian countries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Golden eagles will forage during migration flights and use this uplift from heated air, which also comes from open landscapes, to move efficiently during migration and seasonal movements.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Original price: $110 Versace Bright Crystal Eau De Toilette Spray is the perfect spring fragrance that puts off distinctly feminine notes of peony, lotus and magnolia.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Another reason people put off going to bed is to avoid feeling anxious or restless, said James Rowley, MD, a sleep medicine expert at Rush University Medical Center and spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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