taking (away)

present participle of take (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for taking (away)
Verb
  • De Sanctis was armed with Q-tips, glue, isopropyl alcohol, lemon oil, and eucalyptus oil (handy for removing any adhesive residue from the surface of a film); a separate room, devoted to slowing or reversing chemical deterioration, gave me an odd sense of having wandered into a witch’s kitchen.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The find was reported to the Sapporo Museum Activity Center, and a research team then spent the better part of a decade carefully removing the bones from the sediment.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Indexing or eliminating caps would shift the burden from those least able to pay and smooth market frictions hurting families of all ages.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike traditional approaches, HydroSpread lets ultrathin polymer films form directly on water, eliminating the fragile and error-prone step of transferring films from rigid surfaces.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Taking (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taking%20%28away%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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