1
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again
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2
as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
take off your coat and stay awhile
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3
as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon
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as in to rob
slang
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint
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as in parody
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 take off
Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
After growing slowly into the 1990s, Kerala took off.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Nino Letteriello, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The comedian, 53, was a passenger aboard a Philippine Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The plane had taken off from Drake Field 15 minutes earlier at 1:04 p.m., according to FlightAware.com.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
After growing slowly into the 1990s, Kerala took off.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
Shortly after takeoff, a bird strike disabled both engines, leaving him with mere seconds to act.
—Nino Letteriello, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The comedian, 53, was a passenger aboard a Philippine Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
Verb
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Pereira knows that Wolves will lose players in the summer, with Cunha and Ait-Nouri two saleable assets likely to depart, while other more peripheral players will inevitably move on.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Boos rained down from the home crowd as Romano departed the mound.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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He's promised to remove taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, and continue tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy, passed during his first term.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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But DeShields has struggled to find consistent minutes since undergoing spinal surgery to remove a tumor in 2019, then suffering a knee injury that sidelined her for the entire 2023 season.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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While this context might not subtract from the beauty of the film, audiences today are approaching it with a distinct lens.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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Residents there would have $1,770 left over after subtracting money for their monthly expenditures.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles jewelry store Love Jewels was robbed of around $20 million worth of jewelry during a daring heist on Sunday, April 13.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The synagogue isn’t a wholly random place for Hampton to be asked to rob.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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In her launch video, Stratton wasted no time outlining the stakes.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
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While posing for photos at the New York City book launch event, Knowles was joined by Holmes.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Imagination was key to the films that Hess made after Napoleon Dynamite: the soulful Nacho Libre, in which Jack Black as a novice monk and Lucha Libre fan gave a fully rounded characterization, and the ingenious fantasy-fiction parody Gentlemen Broncos.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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Those include the parodies of commercials and public access programs that begin episodes, giving us introductions to Judaism and the French-Canadian mobsters and a particular brand of coffee in ways that, like so much in the series, feel fleetingly amusing rather than coherently realized.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump’s looming tariffs announced at the start of this month, as well as the high tariff rates imposed on China in recent weeks, have caused many to question whether the administration is moving too quickly.—
Callie Patteson,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2025
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Golden eagles will forage during migration flights and use this uplift from heated air, which also comes from open landscapes, to move efficiently during migration and seasonal movements.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Those two things led Thurston to put off mentioning the lump to a doctor.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
22 Apr. 2025
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Yes No If you are retried, has the volatility in stocks led you to put off major expenses or plans such as travel?—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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