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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of take out The events garner media attention, with their photo-ready displays of firearms taken out of circulation. David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025 But there remain questions about how much revenue those cuts will take out of federal accounts each year and potentially exacerbate the national deficit at a time when Trump and Republicans also plan to extend other tax cuts put in place in 2017. Todd Spangler, USA Today, 8 May 2025 Protesters were later seen being taken out of the building in plastic wrist restraints. Jonathan Dienst, NBC news, 8 May 2025 Australian punks Amyl and The Sniffers have taken out the song of the year at the 2025 APRA Music Awards, held Wednesday (April 30) at Melbourne Town Hall. Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out
Verb
  • The transaction will unleash billions of dollars in new infrastructure builds in communities across the country.
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • That’s because Hollywood is set to unleash a steady stream of horror films from now till the end of August.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • The mother then accompanied medics to the hospital so the infant could be evaluated.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
  • One vehicle was being driven by a 52-year-old man, who was accompanied by a 49-year-old woman, thought to be his wife.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Walmart has removed self checkout machines in some locations, including in Shrewbury, Missouri and Cleveland.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • After the rollers have been removed, adding a light oil will increase shine and help control frizz.
    Jessica Fields, Essence, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • This time, his assignment takes him to Serbia, as he is tasked with assassinating the merciless General Mile Valstoria (Peter Linka).
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 10 May 2025
  • The group is suspected of assassinating the majority of the more than 133 indigenous social leaders killed in northern Cauca between 2016 and 2024.
    Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • The spacer might shut down, withdraw or become defensive, leaving the chaser feeling unheard and the spacer feeling emotionally ambushed.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • The Great Plains Theater Commons, in Omaha, Neb., got an email withdrawing a recommendation for a $35,000 grant for an annual play festival.
    Michael Paulson, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story focuses on the dark true story of two married serial killers who abused, raped, and murdered several young women and girls, including their own children, in the Gloucester area between 1967 and 1987.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 14 May 2025
  • They were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home in 1989.
    Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Spring was released on personal recognizance after a Worcester judge entered not guilty pleas on her behalf during an arraignment on Friday.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
  • Users pay a monthly fee, from $199 to $359 a year, and receive free hardware updates when new models are released.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • Newsweek has reached out to the Navy to confirm his service dates via email on Wednesday.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • Here are three simple ways to get the most out of your dating app experience.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

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“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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