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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 takeoffs
My work on flight navigation, control and orientation systems indicates that smart drones could see and avoid objects in the air and could execute commands from air traffic control centers accurately and efficiently, including fully autonomous takeoffs and landings.
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Agamemnon Crassidis,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
More on airport CLT is the seventh-busiest airport in the world for takeoffs and landings, according to preliminary rankings released in April by Airports Council International.
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Dj Simmons,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Long road trips, cruises, airplane takeoffs, and landings—all make my stomach lurch.
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Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
By 2035, the airport was forecast to have 255,000 annual takeoffs and landings, according to the airport’s master plan adopted in 2020.
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Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
The engine mounts were closely inspected following the November crash, and going forward the spherical bearings will be replaced regularly, after every 4,000 cycles of takeoffs and landings.
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ABC News,
20 May 2026
The last time the key engine mount parts were examined closely was in October 2021, and the plane wasn’t due for another detailed inspection for roughly 7,000 more takeoffs and landings.
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Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
The letter estimated United would have to cut more than 200 takeoffs and landings at peak times this summer, while American would need to cut no more than 40.
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Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
At the same time, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago ranked first worldwide for aircraft movements, meaning the total number of takeoffs and landings.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Agamemnon Crassidis,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
More on airport CLT is the seventh-busiest airport in the world for takeoffs and landings, according to preliminary rankings released in April by Airports Council International.
—
Dj Simmons,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Long road trips, cruises, airplane takeoffs, and landings—all make my stomach lurch.
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Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
By 2035, the airport was forecast to have 255,000 annual takeoffs and landings, according to the airport’s master plan adopted in 2020.
—
Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
The engine mounts were closely inspected following the November crash, and going forward the spherical bearings will be replaced regularly, after every 4,000 cycles of takeoffs and landings.
—
ABC News,
20 May 2026
The last time the key engine mount parts were examined closely was in October 2021, and the plane wasn’t due for another detailed inspection for roughly 7,000 more takeoffs and landings.
—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
The letter estimated United would have to cut more than 200 takeoffs and landings at peak times this summer, while American would need to cut no more than 40.
—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
At the same time, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago ranked first worldwide for aircraft movements, meaning the total number of takeoffs and landings.
—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takeoffs
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The mission is a complex one involving three separate rocket launches – NASA's SLS, Blue Origin's New Glenn and SpaceX's Starship – to get all three spacecraft to orbit.
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Sunbooster has more of a public research trail than most CES launches.
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Tiddes gave props to Paramount’s marketing department, which created a string of memes and myriad parodies on social media to lead the masses to Scary Movie.
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Yankovic has recorded parodies of songs by Madonna, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Queen, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Eminem and many others.
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But given the current box office sensations of Obsession and Backrooms, Tiddes certainly wishes the timing had allowed for spoofs of those horror movies.
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Based on the Apple TV series, the fizzy throwback spoofs Golden Age musicals, and follows an on-the-rocks couple who are trapped in a town where people sing and dance incessantly.
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“Takeoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takeoffs. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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