Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taking off (on)
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Historically, security at ICE facilities has been about protecting agents and detainees from internal threats like detainee aggression, or gang violence, mimicking the criminal justice system, according to experts, ICE detentions standards and the detainee handbook.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Another popular celebration after a touchdown is for the back or receiver to lean at the goal line, mimicking a sprinter leaning at the tape.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 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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Katie Couric is parodying Sydney Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle jeans ad for a good cause.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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What To Know The Democratic governor of California has recently taken on a new strategy to oppose Trump—parodying the president's brash social media style to mock him.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kruitbosch told her to stop harassing him.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Since arriving in the UAE in February, Shelley has already caused two major scandals by harassing women in an Abu Dhabi bar and violating Emirati security protocols.—
Monica Marks,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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On Vought News, Cate is still parroting the story that she was assaulted by Starlighters and Jordan is lying for likes.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement This means that AI chatbots are prone to parroting narratives spread by Russian disinformation networks, NewsGuard claims.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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To achieve the characteristic soap-nails effect, the color should be applied in thin layers and have a glossy finish, imitating the transparency and freshness of a wet bar of soap.—
Irene Reyes,
Glamour,
23 Sep. 2025
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The cartoonist Mort Walker’s The Lexicon of Comicana—which began as an exhibition half a century ago at the Museum of Cartoon Art—offers a textbook case of life imitating art.—
Cullen Murphy,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025
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After outlining that corrupt deal, Du Bois dissects how scholarship sympathetic to the northern interests then rewrote Reconstruction’s history, turning the period into a fable of failure while caricaturing Black political leadership and widespread democratic participation.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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CeeDee Lamb was fined another $11,593 for taunting on a separate play.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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But Eagles linebacker Jihaad Campbell was on the grass in front of Nacua, and he was flagged for taunting, costing the Rams 15 yards.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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