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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
Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
This is capable of handling all aspects of flight, from take off to power down, and can carry out obstacle and threat avoidance.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
At least one control tower closes In Burbank Monday, the pilot who radioed the control tower before takeoff received a message noting the workers had gone home.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Verb
But company executives have said Comfort Colors took off, especially over the last year, and has become a leading brand within Gildan, which also sells apparel under its namesake label and American Apparel.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
This is capable of handling all aspects of flight, from take off to power down, and can carry out obstacle and threat avoidance.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
When a shortage of air traffic controllers occurs, the FAA reduces the number of takeoffs and landings to ensure on-duty air traffic controllers are not overwhelmed by flight volume.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
At least one control tower closes In Burbank Monday, the pilot who radioed the control tower before takeoff received a message noting the workers had gone home.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
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Eberechi Eze, so crucial at the end of last season with seven goals in six games, including the winner in the FA Cup final against Manchester City, departed for Arsenal in the summer, but that does not appear to have disrupted them.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Morrell, a former BP exec who was appointed by former Disney CEO Bob Chapek, departed after a series of snags that ultimately doomed Chapek’s tenure as CEO.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Crews have made progress removing hazardous materials and explosives from the massive scene, according to Jamey VanVliet, special agent in charge with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Nashville Field Division.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Trump ultimately activated the National Guard and federal agents later in August to deter crime, clear homeless encampments, and remove trash in public areas.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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Apple isn’t the first to subtract the plus sign from its streaming platform.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 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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The Louvre was robbed The museum is closed while police investigate.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Sara Talab, this evocative period drama unfolds in 1960s Jeddah, where a young musician’s life is upended when illness robs him of his hearing.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The launch is above the first film, as well as Weapons, and more than 3x Smile 2 and Sinners.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025
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Along with the launch, Aniston is helping Pvolve kick off the nationwide Strong for Fall Challenge, a three-week commitment to complete 10 strength-building workouts, and, for every challenge completed, Pvolve will donate $1 to Women in Medicine.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Attorney General Pam Bondi reacted to Amy Poehler's Saturday Night Live (SNL) parody with a direct message to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Season 2 of The Hunting Wives looks pretty steamy… at least according to Saturday Night Live‘s parody.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
11 Oct. 2025
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Green’s 49-yard run scramble moved the Razorbacks to the Texas A&M 39 just before the 2-minute timeout of the fourth quarter.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Calderhead focuses on the British tactic, enacted two days after the initial attack, of moving their fleet into Flushing Bay to anchor for the night.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Although observing from a rural spot is ideal, people who can’t escape the city shouldn’t be put off, says Debra Ceravolo, an astrophotographer who images the sky from southern British Columbia.—
Dan Falk,
Scientific American,
17 Oct. 2025
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Encouraging firms to allocate more shares for retail investors risks putting off the foreign institutions Saudi Arabia is simultaneously trying to woo.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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