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a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
a sitcom that's a takeoff of an old TV show from the 1960s
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Recent Examples of takeoffs
Unlike its sister variant, the F-35A, that operates from conventional runways, the F-35B is capable of short takeoffs and vertical landings.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Arcadia is also flat enough to make landings and takeoffs relatively safer, Musk has said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The hybrid-electric technology demonstrator, the EL2, completed a series of takeoffs and landings in 150 feet or less earlier this month at multiple sites on Virginia Tech’s campus and surrounding facilities.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
By 2035, the airport was forecast to have 255,000 annual takeoffs and landings, according to the airport’s master plan adopted in 2020.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Arcadia is also flat enough to make landings and takeoffs relatively safer, Musk has said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The hybrid-electric technology demonstrator, the EL2, completed a series of takeoffs and landings in 150 feet or less earlier this month at multiple sites on Virginia Tech’s campus and surrounding facilities.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
By 2035, the airport was forecast to have 255,000 annual takeoffs and landings, according to the airport’s master plan adopted in 2020.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takeoffs
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Among those diehard fans is Anthony Gomez, the managing partner at Rocket Ranch, a riverside campground along the Rio Grande with a facility for viewing launches that’s so close to Starship’s pad that attendees must sign safety waivers.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Rocket Lab's Electron, another rocket popular for dedicated launches of small satellites, lacks the performance required for Astroscale's mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Last year, in response to some political parodies that used images created by artificial intelligence, including one that pilloried Vice President Kamala Harris, the Legislature passed and Newsom signed two measures to outlaw such tomfoolery.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kaufman and Herz co-founded Troma Entertainment in 1974, which has produced or distributed more than 1,000 low-budget parodies in the past five decades, including the original Toxic Avenger movie in 1984.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Today, Neeson is doing action spoofs (thank God), and even the John Wick series has run its course.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Takeoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takeoffs. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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