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as in to unleash
to find emotional release for
he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood
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as in to remove
to take away from a place or position
the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case
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as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
the rumor is that the CIA is planning to take him out before he can seize control of the country
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Recent Examples of take out
Then he was taken out to dinner and asked to star in a movie about the life of Smokey Robinson — by Smokey Robinson himself.
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Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The outage took out lighting and power sockets, and caused subway systems to suddenly fail.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
But it was taken out after Donald Trump and Elon Musk objected to the overall spending plan.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
And then this Eat-the-Rich killer took out not only that guy but also some of Kate’s wealthy friends, and for a while, his murders were trending?
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The outage took out lighting and power sockets, and caused subway systems to suddenly fail.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
But it was taken out after Donald Trump and Elon Musk objected to the overall spending plan.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
And then this Eat-the-Rich killer took out not only that guy but also some of Kate’s wealthy friends, and for a while, his murders were trending?
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out
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The conflict between the army and the RSF has unleashed waves of ethnic violence and created what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with several areas plunged into famine.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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So midway through Wednesday’s first quarter, when Amen Thompson muscled his way through contact and finished a tough layup over Gary Payton II — and got directly in his face, yelling out expletives — Brooks could have seized the opportunity to unleash.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Dunk’s return to form against West Ham was accompanied by Solly March’s first start for 18 months after major knee damage.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Upon embarking the plane, you will be accompanied right to your chauffeur.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2025
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Walmart has removed self checkout machines in some locations, including in Shrewbury, Missouri and Cleveland.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Dan Halden, a spokesperson for the city’s Bureau of Street Services, had previously said the city was removing the remaining stumps and evaluating the replacement cost.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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After years of battling intimidation, threats and even a poisoning, she was assassinated outside the elevator of her Moscow apartment in 2005.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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In December 2024, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s radiological, chemical, and biological defense forces, was assassinated in Moscow.—
ROSEANNE MCMANUS,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Apr. 2025
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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
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Now many of the largest U.S. companies are cutting or withdrawing their financial forecasts for this year, citing the tariffs.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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The acronym is a tribute to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas, and murdered.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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It's been five decades since Kelsey Grammer's sister was brutally murdered.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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August reservations will be released on July 1 and so on.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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No other information about the incident was released.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco recall showing up early to Taylor Swift party: 'Mortified' Gomez reportedly dated DJ Zedd in 2015 and singer The Weeknd in 2017.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The order for the rule change, also dated to April 24, was released by the National Highway Transportation Security Administration (NHTSA) and will takes effect on June 16.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
2 May 2025
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“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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