taken off

Definition of taken offnext
past participle of take off
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Recent Examples of taken off Buttercup and her babies are being monitored by animal keepers and veterinary staff, and the pair are sometimes taken off exhibit to limit crowd exposure. Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 The deal was taken off the menu in 2024. Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 This kind of seamless coordination is critical to ensuring dangerous individuals are taken off the streets. Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 That’s a good reminder of how quickly this has taken off. Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026 In addition to having those 14 months taken off his overall sentence, Combs is also likely eligible for a reduction in his sentence under the First Step Act and by participating in a drug rehabilitation program. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026 The 18-year-old was taken off the oval in 2022 for allegedly punching a high school classmate in the groin, leading to a felony charge that was reduced to a misdemeanor before eventually being dropped. David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026 Still, Smith was taken off the Sharks’ top line alongside Macklin Celebrini and replaced by Michael Misa at times during the second period. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026 To be honest, even with the public spectacle of a trial now taken off CAA’s plate, most of Musero’s case had been trimmed back in June last year (see below), so a lot of what could have taken place on the record and in public would have been somewhere between embarrassing and performative. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken off
Verb
  • Cameras moved to the back of the room Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander noted that nearly all of the clips shown by the defense as examples of media sensationalism did not include material from the courtroom livestream.
    Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
  • When Manning began teaching in the early 1990s, communication between teachers and parents moved at a slower, more deliberate pace.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Her clothes had been ready to be removed for about four hours.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • By November, the agency removed the warning and, unsurprisingly, once word got out that the treatment wasn’t only safe but also beneficial, demand surged.
    Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Late tax payments can be deducted from those refunds, or might need to have a certificate of error applied for a missing exemption or incorrect assessment.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Automatic service fees for large parties at a restaurant cannot be deducted as a qualifying tip, for instance.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Over the past few years, as my hormones have gone rogue, so has my weight.
    Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2026
  • As if its flagship naked motorcycle didn't already pose enough risk to life and limb, KTM's gone and upped the ante with a limited edition variant.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Chicago police issued an alert on Saturday after two pizza delivery drivers were robbed for food on the city's South Side.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • When Holloway pulled the puck back to his forehand to finish into the empty net, he was robbed by Morrissey, who had slid desperately to his left like a street hockey goalie to make a shocking stick save.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On Friday, Vice President JD Vance departed for Pakistan to continue peace talks in the hopes of permanently ending the war.
    Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Before his appointment at Juventus, Spalletti had departed the Italy national team head coach role in the summer of 2025.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • It's already been put off repeatedly in the wake of Robinson's arrest in September 2025.
    Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This one’s easy to put off — if the system ran fine last summer, why bother?
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Balogun equalized with a penalty in the 59th after being knocked over by goalkeeper Donovan Léon.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • See where tornadoes touched down, hail sizes reported, trees knocked over and roads closed due to flooding.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Taken off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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