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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
In the airport’s 2024 Annual Noise Report, the county reported that takeoffs and landings at the airport jumped from approximately 282,000 in 2023 to nearly 295,000 in 2024.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
In another filing in March, the FAA proposed limiting operations further, to about 2,600 takeoffs and landings per day.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
The Navy ships also bring CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that can perform vertical takeoffs and landings along with helicopters.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Between world wars, Pan Am used the airport for takeoffs and landings of its famous flying boats, the Clippers, eventually leading to the groundbreaking and construction of the airport.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Early accounting suggests that only one air traffic controller may have been on the job at LaGuardia at the time of the crash yesterday, given that the control-tower recording features only one voice clearing taxiing on runways as well as takeoffs and landings.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
The pointed accusation ratchets up a turf war between the two carriers, which have both announced expansion plans at O’Hare, the busiest US airport in 2025 by total takeoffs and landings.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
It was followed by the Mk 1, which flew in May 2025 and focused on validating high-speed takeoffs and landings.
—David Szondy
march 03, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
Last summer, O'Hare peaked at approximately 2,680 total takeoffs and landings.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
In another filing in March, the FAA proposed limiting operations further, to about 2,600 takeoffs and landings per day.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
The Navy ships also bring CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that can perform vertical takeoffs and landings along with helicopters.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Between world wars, Pan Am used the airport for takeoffs and landings of its famous flying boats, the Clippers, eventually leading to the groundbreaking and construction of the airport.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Early accounting suggests that only one air traffic controller may have been on the job at LaGuardia at the time of the crash yesterday, given that the control-tower recording features only one voice clearing taxiing on runways as well as takeoffs and landings.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
The pointed accusation ratchets up a turf war between the two carriers, which have both announced expansion plans at O’Hare, the busiest US airport in 2025 by total takeoffs and landings.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
It was followed by the Mk 1, which flew in May 2025 and focused on validating high-speed takeoffs and landings.
—David Szondy
march 03, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
Last summer, O'Hare peaked at approximately 2,680 total takeoffs and landings.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takeoffs
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SpaceX began and ended the day with Starlink launches.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The hurdle to that, of course, is rocket launches.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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While the show featured many of the same characters, its format strayed from the sci-fi space narrative of Spaceballs and instead was a series of parodies, each episode serving as a satirical commentary on several contemporary hits, such as Lord of the Rings, American Idol and Harry Potter.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Human artists have designed creative parodies of AI slop, but AI lacks the necessary self-awareness to parody itself, even with a human behind the wheel.—
Cath Virginia,
The Verge,
11 Apr. 2026
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Retro Rewind players run a Blockbuster Video-like movie-rental store set in the early 1990s, complete with spoofs of real blockbusters of the era.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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Way better than dusty game show and dinner party spoofs.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Takeoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takeoffs. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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