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as in withdrawn (from)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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Three women inmates escaped a transport van in the midst of the fire chaos, and Mickey needed her troops to find the missing convicts instead of helping with the fire.

— Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Stayner first became notable as the older brother of Steven Stayner, who escaped a 1972 kidnapping in 1980.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

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