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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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2
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
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
They were tracked by two Finnish fighter jets before being escorted by the two Italian aircraft, which took off from Estonia's Ämari Air Base and followed them into international skies.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Animal life finally reached takeoff some 540 million years ago.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Verb
But his home operation finally took off when the school newspaper ran a profile on his cookie-peddling scheme, plastering the story on the front page.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
They were tracked by two Finnish fighter jets before being escorted by the two Italian aircraft, which took off from Estonia's Ämari Air Base and followed them into international skies.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
The plane returned to the Miami airport shortly after takeoff.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Animal life finally reached takeoff some 540 million years ago.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
Verb
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As time went on, though, Damon Wayans left after season 3, while creator/writer/star Keenen Ivory Wayans had conflicts with the network's increasing censorship and broadcasting issues and departed after the fourth season; other members of the Wayans family — Marlon, Kim, and Shawn — soon followed.—
Elliott Smith,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
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In 2020, four years after departing from her eponymous brand, Brown returned to her roots to launch Jones Road with a mission to create clean cosmetics–much to the delight of her loyal fan base.—
Ellie Davis,
Vogue,
18 Sep. 2025
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That deal was struck in lieu of a retaliatory capital tax on foreign investors that was passed in the House version of the bill but was later removed by the Senate.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
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The latest ruling for Google in the company's antitrust case will likely remove any overhang for Alphabet shares, Piper Sandler wrote Thursday.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Politics, however, can’t be subtracted from this equation.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2025
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Reflect on each category, then add or subtract a dollar figure based on the level of impact your job has on that category—positive or negative.—
Renessa Boley Layne,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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One of the shooting deaths included in ADL’s data involved the suspect robbing a fast-food restaurant and then stealing a getaway vehicle.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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Trout’s injuries over the last five seasons will likely rob him of the chance to reach some of baseball’s most important milestones.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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One source said that one of the products OpenAI has talked to suppliers about making would resemble a smart speaker without a display, which could put it in competition with Apple devices using Siri, with the company targeting late 2026 or early 2027 for its first device launches.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Colin Allred greets supporters during a Texas Offense block walk launch event on October 26, 2024, in Houston.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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However the season's second episode, which features a parody of Charlie Kirk, continues to be absent from the schedule.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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However, this reboot is more so a parody that starts as a reboot, but is definitely not a reboot.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sacramento State, which was denied in a bid to move up to FBS over the summer, came back from an early deficit to beat Mercyhurst, with Damian Henderson II running for 98 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Trump has a long history of moving from one tactic to another, like an ape branching between trees.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Equipment upgrades are put off.—
Jim Vinoski,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, white Americans are nearly four times as likely to skip or delay vaccinating their children compared to Asian Americans, with 19 percent and 5 percent, respectively, forgoing or putting off inoculating their kids, according to the poll.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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