takes off

present tense third-person singular of take off
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Recent Examples of takes off Unless Congress acts, American fliers are once again left to fend for themselves—refreshing apps, queuing at customer-service desks, and hoping their next flight takes off on time. AFAR Media, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takes off
Verb
  • Both of the Bills’ AFC title game exits have come at Arrowhead Stadium.
    Austin Mock, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And the race could tighten further if Sliwa exits the race.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Back in a hotel room on Fifth Avenue, Goldberg-Polin removes her jacket and sits down on a couch to speak with a reporter.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The new law removes the certificate of need requirement for facilities with four or fewer beds, a major obstacle that previously hindered their creation.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When extracts are shown, they’re either filmed in a theater or shown in a smaller frame within the frame, which robs the movie of its mega-ness.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The erasure of this experience robs us all, and especially future generations who will never see a night like this.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Grand Canyon Railway departs from Williams in the morning and returns in the afternoon after three hours in the Grand Canyon South Rim.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The peak of the autumn colors arrives and departs rather quickly, and the exact timing depends on a number of factors.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once federal student aid is approved, the Department of Education disburses the money to the school, which deducts the tuition costs and forwards the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The county already deducts 2% from eligible contracts to fund its procurement operations.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The platform has been heavily criticized over the last year by users who’ve said their smart home gadgets have been left to wither as Google moves away from Assistant and focuses on Gemini.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • As the seasons shift, the divide between tropical Gulf air and cooler Canadian air usually moves farther south across the United States, the weather service said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Leaving clean laundry in the dryer or hamper only puts off a chore until later, keeps clean clothes from its proper place, and also risks wrinkles or someone accidentally mistaking it for dirty laundry instead.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The event will feature local journalists, along with artisans and podcasters, for a night that goes behind the scenes of local news.
    Detroit Free Press staff, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That goes for maximizing fall color as well as about every other growth/performance metric.
    Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Takes off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takes%20off. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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