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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4
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
Berchtold's career has taken off in recent years, with roles in Reacher season 3 and Netflix's Dog Gone.
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Last month, lawyers for Mangione asked that his federal charges be dismissed and that the death penalty be taken off the table as a result of public comments by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
In social media posts, her family said Smith was surrounded by family as she was taken off life support Friday night.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
According to Colts beat reporter Jamed Boyd, Pierce has not been cleared to be taken off concussion protocol despite practicing in full this week, ruling him out for Sunday's game.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In recent months, as despotism intensified an increasing number of writers, scholars, and thinkers were declared foreign agents, and their books were taken off the shelves.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
One of them isn’t so small anymore, as Cal AI has taken off to become a $30 million empire.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Mackinac Island will be busy through the end of October when things slow down, most of the 600 horses pulling carriages are taken off the island to a farm in northern Michigan to chill out over the winter and most of the hotels and bed and breakfasts close up for the season.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Jimmy Kimmel—whose late-night talk show was briefly taken off air by ABC after Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, criticized remarks that Kimmel had made about Kirk’s killing and hinted darkly at regulatory consequences—was one casualty.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Last month, lawyers for Mangione asked that his federal charges be dismissed and that the death penalty be taken off the table as a result of public comments by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
In social media posts, her family said Smith was surrounded by family as she was taken off life support Friday night.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
According to Colts beat reporter Jamed Boyd, Pierce has not been cleared to be taken off concussion protocol despite practicing in full this week, ruling him out for Sunday's game.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In recent months, as despotism intensified an increasing number of writers, scholars, and thinkers were declared foreign agents, and their books were taken off the shelves.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
One of them isn’t so small anymore, as Cal AI has taken off to become a $30 million empire.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Mackinac Island will be busy through the end of October when things slow down, most of the 600 horses pulling carriages are taken off the island to a farm in northern Michigan to chill out over the winter and most of the hotels and bed and breakfasts close up for the season.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Jimmy Kimmel—whose late-night talk show was briefly taken off air by ABC after Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, criticized remarks that Kimmel had made about Kirk’s killing and hinted darkly at regulatory consequences—was one casualty.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken off
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On an 0-2 pitch, Roberts moved the infield back to double play depth.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The depth chart got even thinner when Jaishawn Barham, who moved back to inside linebacker after playing on the edge in recent weeks, left the game in the first quarter with an injury.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Disney content, including channels like ABC and ESPN, was removed from Google’s YouTube TV overnight after the two companies failed to renew a streaming contract.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The left rear seat, on the other hand, is somewhat different; the designers have removed the traditional front passenger seat, giving the passenger lots of space to stretch out in first-class aircraft style.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Retirees will run into higher costs for Medicare Part B premiums, which are deducted from Social Security checks.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Those monthly premium payments are typically deducted directly from Social Security checks, and therefore affect how much of the cost-of-living adjustment beneficiaries may see.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Available colors and sizing are limited, so be sure to snap up your pair before they’re gone.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Videos of diners who were surprised to see the singer at one of the restaurant chain’s locations have also gone viral.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Illinois children should not be robbed of their innocence.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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At least four other French museums have been robbed in the last two months, according to media reports.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Michaelson, who departed Fox’s Los Angeles affiliate last summer, makes the case for a West Coast-centric show.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unlike the innumerable photons from sunlight, perhaps a dozen per second trickle through my cornea from this distant messenger, having departed it years ago, colliding with my photoreceptors and ending their unlikely journey.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rochelle, busy with the kids, classes and a reporter shadowing her daily life, put off a reply until a slower day.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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All of the backup plans that people are preparing to enact - borrowing, trying to visit food banks, putting off other bills - have their own costs and downstream effects.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The camera then panned to her vanity to reveal a Sephora bag — teasing her new holiday brand deal — knocked over with some items missing.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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Saskia got free of George, dropped the gecko, pounced on the tail, and knocked over the zivania bottle.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Taken off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20off. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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