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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
If some are taken out, the mesh still works.
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Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Wiener took out that provision after the measure failed to pass the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 14.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Co-written and executive produced by The Old Man co-creator Robert Levine, who will serve as showrunner, the crime drama was recently taken out and has already garnered four offers, sources said.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
If approved on the June ballot, Measure J would authorize the district to take out loans worth $59 million to upgrade seven elementary and two middle schools to meet earthquake and building safety codes, improve school security, and other safety measures.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Wiener took out that provision after the measure failed to pass the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 14.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Co-written and executive produced by The Old Man co-creator Robert Levine, who will serve as showrunner, the crime drama was recently taken out and has already garnered four offers, sources said.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
If approved on the June ballot, Measure J would authorize the district to take out loans worth $59 million to upgrade seven elementary and two middle schools to meet earthquake and building safety codes, improve school security, and other safety measures.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out
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Taveras unleashed a lifeline in a high-leverage spot, late in a game and with a full count.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Israel responded with overwhelming force, unleashing a barrage of airstrikes on southern Lebanon and areas around its capital Beirut and later launching the ongoing ground invasion.—
April 27,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of Russian drones were descending, each the size of a Jet Ski, accompanied by more than a dozen missiles.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The current show and the accompanying catalog are organized thematically rather than chronologically.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Robinson was among 425 volunteers spreading out from four different locations on Saturday throughout Waukegan, removing trash from the lakefront, the city’s downtown and its neighborhoods, ending eight days of active environmental stewardship during the city’s fifth-annual Earth Week cleanup.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Creamy, hydrating cleansers maintain the moisture barrier while still removing dirt and makeup effectively.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Famously, a former RSS member assassinated one of the most famous Indians in history, Mohandas Gandhi, in 1948.—
Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the archconservative patriarch of modern Japanese politics who was assassinated in 2022, was the last sitting premier to pay respects at the shrine in-person.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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In September 2025, the City Council voted to explore whether Los Angeles could withdraw all legally allowable homelessness funding from LAHSA and instead contract with the county’s new homelessness department.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Born in Austria in 1933, the year Hitler took power in Germany, Stojka was a survivor of the Romani Holocaust, in which the Third Reich murdered as many as half a million people.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Yet when Heuermann pleaded guilty to murdering eight women earlier this month, Gilbert was not among the victims.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Patriots lost K’Lavon Chaisson in free agency and released edge defender Anfernee Jennings.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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With micro-dramas, if audiences don’t respond on the day a title is released, the social-media algorithm stops promoting it, and Zhou immediately changes what he green-lights.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said the investigation began after a tip in October 2022, though some allegations dated back years, the Associated Press reported at the time.—
Sean Mandell,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Viewers tune into Murstein’s content to hear Grandma Gail’s best advice, much of which involves her spirited opinions about dating and fashion.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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