TAKEN OFF (FROM) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

taken off (from)

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past participle of take off (from)

as in withdrawn (from)

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escaped

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On the play Dart returned, the QB escaped the pocket before finding Fields in the end zone for a leaping touchdown grab.

— Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
And Above Ground includes poems to his children about what their ancestors endured and escaped.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

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