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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
Mecklenburg voters took out their frustrations on a pair of legislators in Tuesday’s primaries — dissatisfaction political experts say likely extended beyond the incumbents themselves.
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Mary Ramsey
updated March 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
The subdued testimony came a little more than a month after Ye took out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, apologizing for antisemitic remarks.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
To help pay for it all, the club took out further lending, adding to a debt pile already well above €1billion at the end of last June.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
After Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel following the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, Israel initiated a devastating campaign that took out most of Hezbollah’s leadership.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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Mary Ramsey
updated March 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
The subdued testimony came a little more than a month after Ye took out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, apologizing for antisemitic remarks.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
To help pay for it all, the club took out further lending, adding to a debt pile already well above €1billion at the end of last June.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
After Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel following the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, Israel initiated a devastating campaign that took out most of Hezbollah’s leadership.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out
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Asia’s governments will have to stretch their budgets or risk unleashing an inflation shock as the deepening conflict in the Middle East pushes oil prices past $100 a barrel.—
Claire Jiao,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Reporting from Tel Aviv Tehran unleashed a heavy barrage of missile and drone attacks directed at oil facilities across the region, in what Arab officials tell NBC News is a strategy to drive up oil prices to create pressure for a ceasefire.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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These regions are also the places already most exposed to rising seas and the risks that accompany them.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Little emphasized the need to ease property taxes in a letter accompanying his signature but criticized Moyle’s approach as rushed and overly complex.—
Mark Dee
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Order 1 dissolved the ruling Baath Party and removed all senior party members from their government positions, purging the administrative class that ran its ministries, hospitals and schools.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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The spokesperson said that Rodriguez Gutierrez chose to be removed with her children on March 5.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Franco is the sister of Marielle Franco, a Rio councilwoman, feminist and human rights activist who was assassinated in 2018.—
Eléonore Hughes,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Since the United States assassinated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in 2020, Iran has attempted even more attacks.—
Colin P. Clarke,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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His son withdrew from high school.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Worries about a possible data center coming to Spring Hill have been put to rest, after the applicant on Friday withdrew its request to rezone more than 300 acres of agricultural land for industrial use.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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For instance, Joseph Nalle, a member of a prominent local family, murdered another alderman in cold blood on Congress Avenue in 1878 with a big knife.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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After Police Officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in 2020 in Minneapolis, both the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council passed legislation designed to hold police more accountable, including by enshrining civilians’ rights to record law enforcement.—
Andrew Case,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Lesli Boese told the judge Thursday that Casap was too dangerous to ever be released from prison.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The government released thousands more documents in the decades that followed before establishing AARO to investigate sightings and publish reports.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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For the romantics who fall fast and get attached quickly, the early stages of dating are rarely casual—and can feel as if they’re designed to hurt.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
3 Mar. 2026
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Ornate, heavy staircase details and overly trendy balusters feel dated.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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