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as in unleashed
to find emotional release for
he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood
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as in accompanied
to go on a social engagement with
she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime
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as in removed
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 murdered
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 taken out
Within thirty seconds they’d all been taken out.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
The Huskies were obviously taken out of their game by the aggressive Gamecocks.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
Bart was on a rehab assignment for the Pirates and wasn’t quite sure why he was being taken out of the game.
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Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
Closer to Hollywood’s home, Los Angeles’ Department of Economic Opportunity has taken out its own calculator and started running the numbers.
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Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
After going to lottery headquarters on Tuesday, June 9, Michael took home $623,579 once federal and state taxes were taken out, officials said.
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Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Some have taken out high-interest loans against their settlement, which are eating up a greater percentage of their payout with each passing year.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
For loans taken out after July 1, 2014, monthly payments will be based on 10% of discretionary income and spread over 20 years before the remainder is forgiven.
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Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 June 2026
Under the terms of IBR, borrowers pay 10% of their discretionary income each month if their loans were taken out on or after July 1, 2014.
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Annie Nova,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
The Huskies were obviously taken out of their game by the aggressive Gamecocks.
—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
Bart was on a rehab assignment for the Pirates and wasn’t quite sure why he was being taken out of the game.
—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
Closer to Hollywood’s home, Los Angeles’ Department of Economic Opportunity has taken out its own calculator and started running the numbers.
—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
After going to lottery headquarters on Tuesday, June 9, Michael took home $623,579 once federal and state taxes were taken out, officials said.
—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Some have taken out high-interest loans against their settlement, which are eating up a greater percentage of their payout with each passing year.
—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
For loans taken out after July 1, 2014, monthly payments will be based on 10% of discretionary income and spread over 20 years before the remainder is forgiven.
—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 June 2026
Under the terms of IBR, borrowers pay 10% of their discretionary income each month if their loans were taken out on or after July 1, 2014.
—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken out
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After Abbosbek Fayzullaev won the ball back for Uzbekistan near the top of the box, Azizjon Ganiev unleashed an incredible strike that briefly made this a 2-1 game.
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Six prime ministers have taken office at 10 Downing Street since the referendum, none of whom have lasted long enough to bury the political instability Brexit unleashed.
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Adorni’s private life first drew scrutiny in March when his wife, who doesn’t work in government, accompanied him on the presidential aircraft for a conference in New York.
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This time, Russell’s cello would be accompanied by organ, tenor saxophone, trombone, guitar, and, crucially and unusually, a drummer and two percussionists.
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His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Despite initially playing through the pain, Arraez was removed from the game before the top of the fifth inning.
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Thirty years after she was murdered, Aimee Willard is still honoring her legacy with a garden of sunflowers in Delaware County.
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Later on, Jaehaerys II is murdered in the episode’s climax.
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Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.
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Just as high school and college graduates hit the job market this summer, a research initiative has released a pair of Top 10 lists that rank the best employers for new grads seeking first jobs.
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The conservation status of animals and environments is not included in the UMAP-browser interface, and the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird’s extinction is mourned almost as a mythical event, dated but nonetheless out of time; no cause is indicated.
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At Chee’s request, Machado back-dated his lease agreement to falsely show that Devastating Pyro Displays, rather than Devastating Pyrotechnics, was his tenant, the indictment alleges.
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His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia's internal conflict.
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Last year, on September 10th, Kirk was assassinated in the midst of a debate, in front of some three thousand people at Utah Valley University.
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Jace is then slain by enemy arrows.
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Israel’s retaliatory military offensive in Gaza has killed 73,018 Palestinians, including those slain since the ceasefire, the Gaza Health Ministry said.
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