TAKES OFF (ON) Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

takes off (on)

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present tense third-person singular of take off (on)

as in apes

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The track apes the softly anthemic approach of U2, Coldplay, and the National—until all of that elegant uplift topples like an overly ambitious wedding cake.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
But if getting Andy back in the Runway fold feels a lot like getting her into it in the first film, that feeling will only persist, as the sequel apes the original feature nearly beat for beat, with some small swaps here and there.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026

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In another nod to Scream, Cheri Oteri parodies Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers as the comically unethical news anchor Gail Hailstorm.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026
Ben Hania’s film before that, 2020’s Oscar-nominated The Man Who Sold His Skin, parodies the art world’s fetishization of refugees.

— Alexander Durie, Time, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of parodies

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Now everyone looks better and everyone looks the same and everyone parrots important key words and everyone uses punchy action verbs.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
Smelly parrots the size of small cats The kakapo is a majestic creature that can live for 60 to 80 years.

— Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026

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After a long chase Rama is able to kill the deer with his arrow, but, before dying, Maricha imitates Rama’s voice and cries out for Sita and Lakshmana.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Constantin Brâncuși’s marble-and-limestone sculpture L’oiseau (1923/1947), for example, commands the space, while Wolfgang Tillmans’s 2022 photograph tree filling window imitates an open window in a closed space.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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Buffalo’s Josh Allen, 30, is no longer the only AFC East quarterback who torments Miami.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
The sinister presence torments the family, and when their two-year-old suddenly vanishes, fear spirals into hysteria and paranoia as the family confronts a terrifying force that has turned their connected world against them.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

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Irwin is uncertain if the second infestation of bed bugs last weekend were ones that weren’t caught the first time, or if a person brought new bed bugs in.

— Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Not too much bugs him, but he sometimes is annoyed by his baby sister and doesn’t trust people who put pineapple on their pizza.

— Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026

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