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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
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
In surveillance video obtained by CNN Brasil, Fernandes can be seen being taken out of a car in front of the clinic, evidently unconscious and in a wheelchair.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The project, which comes from LA’s Diamant Rouge Entertainment, is being taken out now to international buyers.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 May 2026
The original plane was taken out of service when a fuel leak was discovered and reported to maintenance, the NTSB disclosed.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Brent Barry, taken out of mothballs, was solid.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
The train was then taken out of service and sent to Pitkin Yard for repairs.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Cirie’s best ally, Ozzy, got put on a tribe without her and got taken out, partially because of Aubry, who took advantage of the golden opportunity and worked with the more powerful Jonathan to target him.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Roy, who began serving as Oceanside’s treasurer in 2018 but lost re-election in 2024, also thinks politics should be taken out of the job as treasurer.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Annie Nova, CNBC, 29 May 2026
In surveillance video obtained by CNN Brasil, Fernandes can be seen being taken out of a car in front of the clinic, evidently unconscious and in a wheelchair.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The project, which comes from LA’s Diamant Rouge Entertainment, is being taken out now to international buyers.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 May 2026
The original plane was taken out of service when a fuel leak was discovered and reported to maintenance, the NTSB disclosed.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Brent Barry, taken out of mothballs, was solid.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
The train was then taken out of service and sent to Pitkin Yard for repairs.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Cirie’s best ally, Ozzy, got put on a tribe without her and got taken out, partially because of Aubry, who took advantage of the golden opportunity and worked with the more powerful Jonathan to target him.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Roy, who began serving as Oceanside’s treasurer in 2018 but lost re-election in 2024, also thinks politics should be taken out of the job as treasurer.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken out
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Fans carried brooms through Manhattan streets in anticipation of a Cavaliers sweep, climbed atop traffic lights while NYPD officers ordered them down and unleashed the kind of basketball pandemonium New York has waited decades to experience again.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Our star just unleashed three powerful solar flares in less than 24 hours and potentially sending multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) hurtling toward Earth, raising the chances of northern lights displays this week.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
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Also in attendance were Peter Phillips' cousins, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, as well as his mother, Princess Anne, and his sister Zara Tindall, who was accompanied by her husband Mike and their daughters, Mia and Lena.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
6 June 2026
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Proving that less is more, Pelley’s words were accompanied by a clearly happy photo of the former long long time CBS News correspondent steering a boat on the seas.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
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The device was one of two that had been removed from the garage of an apartment in Santa Monica after they were discovered by a tenant in July.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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These reversible connections can break under stress to absorb energy and then reform once the stress is removed.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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If someone was caught, and murdered, scraps of their body were circulated as souvenirs and passed down through generations of white families as heirlooms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Austrians believe he was murdered for refusing to join the German team.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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Pratt’s campaign team didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment after the latest vote tallies were released Sunday night.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Jurges gallantly refused to press charges, and Popovich was released from custody.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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In 1979, Pamela’s father, Lord Louis Mountbatten, was assassinated by the IRA when a bomb exploded aboard his fishing boat.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
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Jordan was later elected to the Missouri House of Representatives before being assassinated and killed outside the Green Duck in 1970.—
J.M. Banks
June 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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As for the letter dated December 2025, the metadata showed it had actually been created in March 2026.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Sneed played with an ailing knee in his final year in Kansas City, an injury that dated back to missing a dozen training camp practices with swelling.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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At the time Chhabria made his finding in 2024, Ervin had been awaiting execution in the November 1986 killing of Carlene McDonald, who was slain in an alleged murder-for-hire plot believed by prosecutors to be masterminded by the woman’s ex-husband.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Brown, a biologist who worked for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, filed a lawsuit after she was fired just days after Kirk was slain.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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“Taken out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20out. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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