1
as in moved
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 removed
to rid oneself of (a garment)
take off your coat and stay awhile
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as in deducted
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 stolen (from)
slang
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint
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Recent Examples of taken off
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.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
Vietnam’s Duong Thi Van was taken off late in the game after a clash of heads with Japan’s Mina Tanaka.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Shikha Jain, a partner and head of consumer, North America at Simon-Kucher, a commercial strategy consulting firm, agreed, adding that the non-alcoholic beverage industry has also taken off.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
The death penalty has not yet been taken off the table.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Has taken off and gone through the roof.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
This is something that’s so special, and has taken off and gone through the roof.
—Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
This is something that's so special and has taken off and gone through the roof.
—February 25, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
According to one of the individuals familiar with the situation, Kimmel was prepared to deliver his monologue the night he was taken off the air and had planned to address the right-wing backlash to his remarks.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
Vietnam’s Duong Thi Van was taken off late in the game after a clash of heads with Japan’s Mina Tanaka.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Shikha Jain, a partner and head of consumer, North America at Simon-Kucher, a commercial strategy consulting firm, agreed, adding that the non-alcoholic beverage industry has also taken off.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
The death penalty has not yet been taken off the table.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Has taken off and gone through the roof.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
This is something that’s so special, and has taken off and gone through the roof.
—Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
This is something that's so special and has taken off and gone through the roof.
—February 25, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
According to one of the individuals familiar with the situation, Kimmel was prepared to deliver his monologue the night he was taken off the air and had planned to address the right-wing backlash to his remarks.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken off
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Informal currency exchange houses have also moved funds across borders outside the reach of conventional banking oversight.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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In mid-2025, Urquhart and Kelley moved their deal from Amazon’s Wondery to SiriusXM.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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The paramedics had removed one of the bullets from Martinez’s arm, leaving it behind, along with bloody rags.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Bauder admonished the crowd several times for being too noisy, and police removed a protester who yelled vulgar comments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Taxpayers need to be extra careful and adjust their state tax filings to add back income that may have been deducted at the federal level.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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They will automatically be deducted at checkout.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Mostly gone are the staff’s personal foibles and follies, but vanished, too, is the post-COVID-19 despair that hung over the inaugural episodes like an aerosol haze.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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This isn’t the first time Tan has gone viral.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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In Oakland, he’s charged with murder under the provocative act theory, with prosecutors alleging he and his cousin, Roosevelt Jones, robbed a man who fought back and killed Jones lawfully.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said the jury also found true that Brasser robbed Starzynski.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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But more than a dozen Chicago players and prospects departed camp this week to participate in the World Baseball Classic.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Shi previously directed Turning Red and took over the co-directorial reins of Elio after original director Adrian Molina departed the project.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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Still, Maria put off ending the relationship for some time.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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Funk and Vater say these tasks are worth putting off until the last threat of freezing temperatures has passed.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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One of the vehicles that was hit was pushed onto the median and knocked over a steel traffic signal, the post said.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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In five minutes, the pots and flares had been knocked over and put out.—
Doris DeCleene,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Taken off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20off. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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