take off (on)

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Verb
  • Best Wayfair Patio Furniture Memorial Day Sales If staycations are on the calendar this year, outdoor furniture that mimics the luxury and comfort of a resort is a must.
    Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
  • Students can also participate in team challenges that mimic real-world collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Content Creators And Brand Ambassadors Gstaad Guy parades in Loro Piana, and the European Kid parodies luxury culture.
    Matteo Atti, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • So in this latest version of her avatar, she’s created an Alison whose dilemma parodies contemporary celebrity culture, while also parodying herself, the author.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Back in the 1960s, the cult classic novel Don’t Stop the Carnival satirized the chaos that can come from running a Caribbean hotel.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • In director Harron’s original American Psycho, Bale’s sinister character — who may or may not be a serial killer — satirizes 1980s white-collar American culture and consumerism.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Walton imitated the big-box retail store and located them in small towns.
    Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • At Cruise’s behest, McQuarrie’s stunts imitate the most primitive filmmaking — not the awe-inspiring magic of Georges Méliès but the Lumière brothers’ rudimentary documentation of action.
    Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • While Pakistani security forces frequently target TTP hideouts in the restive northwest and elsewhere, such operations in Kashmir are rare.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
  • This scheme targets Americans looking for low-cost health insurance plans.
    Matt Gerrell, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Morning and afternoon activities are offered every day, and musicians, caricatures artists and pet therapists visit to keep residents entertained.
    Joshua Zatulskis, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
  • Yet abroad, Germans are still caricatured as Nazis, and the remembrance culture plays a part by overdoing it.
    Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • According to Check Point, Google is second only to Microsoft in its likelihood to be aped in an attack.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • The animation perfectly apes the style of the cartoons of the '50s and Alan Cumming's overly energetic performance is perfect for the character.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The lawsuit said Robinson harassed and assaulted his former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
  • The message must be clear: Under this administration the IRS will serve the people—not harass them.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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“Take off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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