Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taking off (on)
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Sleep-mimicking anesthetics, like Dex, don’t produce a perfect imitation.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Cinderella Castle, built in 1971, was originally painted in grays, blues, and golds, mimicking a European-style palace-fortress with romanticized medieval elements, according to Disney.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Taylor, a fluid 6-foot-5, is already the Jets’ second-best receiver and plays with a quarterback, Justin Fields, who is prone to targeting tight ends — fifth-highest tight end target rate since 2021, and Cole Kmet had a career-high 719 yards with Fields as his quarterback in 2023.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Stars like Doja Cat and Lizzo have enjoyed poking fun and parodying the ads.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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When a girl in Michigan and her new boyfriend start getting harassing texts from a mysterious stranger, what starts as a little scary becomes deeply weird when the true culprit is discovered.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Aug. 2025
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According to Dresden police, two men began harassing female passengers on the tram.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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Consistent avoidance of risk, parroting leadership views without critique and silencing ideas or opinions are all signs of SQM dominance.—
Venkat Rao,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Newsom’s press office wrote in an X post parroting the president’s all-caps posting style.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Painters and sculptors, most of them spend their careers imitating themselves, in a sense.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Paul fears art imitating life by also boiling down to breadline survival strategies.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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Trump has also threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, often taunting him with name-calling.—
Alex Veiga,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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That entanglement allowed Biden to traverse the country haranguing business on equity, climate, daycare, union labor, and other whole-of-government crusades—while taunting Republicans who relented for the sake of home-district dollars.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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As her condition worsens, her fiancé’s brooding cousin becomes an unwilling participant in the evil forces tormenting her.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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This demon, for want of a better word, seems to relish tormenting people.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Taking off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taking%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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