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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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as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
take off your coat and stay awhile
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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
Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
The sheriff's office said the deputy tried to do a traffic stop, but the driver took off northbound on Lewis Avenue.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Inside the nearly empty Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA last Monday afternoon, the air rumbles and judders and roars like a B-52 engine readying for takeoff.
—Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Melissa Manchester got there in 1972, and her career hadn’t even taken off yet.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
The sheriff's office said the deputy tried to do a traffic stop, but the driver took off northbound on Lewis Avenue.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Noun
Petrel Technologies validated its AERO Sky hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft with the 101st Airborne Division during a Joint Readiness Training Center exercise at Fort Polk.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Inside the nearly empty Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA last Monday afternoon, the air rumbles and judders and roars like a B-52 engine readying for takeoff.
—Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
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According to the international policy group, humanitarian aid shipments departing India that would typically follow the coast of the Arabian Peninsula to Sudan are instead being forced to go around the Cape of Good Hope, through the Mediterranean Sea and enter the Red Sea by way of the Suez Canal.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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As the king departs, whether his message will stick is another matter — Trump will be back dealing with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose own position is looking more imperiled than ever.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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On the Met steps, Osaka opened her dress and removed her headpiece for a grand reveal underneath.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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While the salt helps with debris and odor, soap and warm water help to remove more residue and bacteria.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
4 May 2026
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And subtract another $5 million charity donation woven into his PGA agreement, too.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The two resulting signals are subtracted from each other to deliver the pure EPR signal—no speed-limiting feedback loop needed.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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The next year, he was arrested again for robbing and assaulting a prostitute.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Police in San Francisco said a drone unit helped lead to the arrest of two people suspected of robbing a victim of their gold chain earlier this week.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The business started booming after the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, and the subsequent raising of $10 billion in equity from Microsoft.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Shin’s photographs are of SpaceX rocket launches.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The whole conversation with that executive felt like a parody of my industry.—
Ryan O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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His deadpan humor comes through most brilliantly in Game Boy Tetris (2013–19), a parody of the logic of optimization that underpins capitalist culture.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
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He was instructed to respond by moving his eyes from left to right, and sure enough, the researchers counted two rightward movements of his eyes.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Mercury moves through your 1st House of Identity, sharpening your voice and making your words more direct than usual.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Correcting a deficiency is one of the most accessible interventions in everyday health and now there’s a compelling new reason to stop putting off that conversation.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Do not be put off by doors slamming.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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