1
as in departed
to leave a place often for another
I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again
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2
as in removed
to rid oneself of (a garment)
take off your coat and stay awhile
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3
as in deducted
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon
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as in robbed
slang
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint
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Recent Examples of took off
The sophomore slipped past a tackler, then took off for a 51-yard touchdown reception to slice the deficit to 16-13.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Especially during the pandemic, when Ramp really took off.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Cash left the band in 2023 and took off to California with her husband and collaborator Austin Cain in search of herself.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
But the plane took off again before the men could reach the shore.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
To even get to this point required a complex physical training program that took off with his major growth spurt.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Julianne Hough Pokes Fun at Robert's Shirtless Moment Co-host Julianne Hough couldn't resist having a little fun with her reaction after Robert took off his shirt.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Things really took off during a March 2025 event, where people brought and tasted over 1,300 cakes at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Murray then took off running toward the parking lot, and the shooter ran in another direction.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Especially during the pandemic, when Ramp really took off.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Cash left the band in 2023 and took off to California with her husband and collaborator Austin Cain in search of herself.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
But the plane took off again before the men could reach the shore.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
To even get to this point required a complex physical training program that took off with his major growth spurt.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Julianne Hough Pokes Fun at Robert's Shirtless Moment Co-host Julianne Hough couldn't resist having a little fun with her reaction after Robert took off his shirt.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Things really took off during a March 2025 event, where people brought and tasted over 1,300 cakes at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Murray then took off running toward the parking lot, and the shooter ran in another direction.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took off
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The fort once protected Calliaqua Bay, where ships loaded with sugar departed for England during colonial times.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Senate departed for the weekend on Thursday following a 10th failed vote on the clean GOP measure, and the House has been on recess for the past four weeks in a bid to pressure Democrats to accept that bill.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Former People’s Armed Police commander Wang Chunning, also named in the statement, was removed from the national legislature last month, along with three other PLA generals.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The documentary, produced by independent company Hoyo Films, aired on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in February before being removed from the streaming platform five days later amid growing questions about the contributors’ backgrounds.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The size of the Social Security increase retirees receive will depend on the size of their Medicare Part B premiums, which are typically deducted directly from benefit checks.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next A higher COLA will also lead to higher Medicare Part B premiums, which are deducted from Social Security, Ryan said.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Louvre was robbed The museum is closed while police investigate.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The thieves who brazenly robbed the Louvre Museum in Paris and stole priceless jewelry in one of the most daring museum heists in recent memory may have been hired by a private collector, officials said.—
Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Young exited Sunday’s win over the Jets near the end of the third quarter after getting sacked on a third-and-long.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Oct. 2025
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The company says that Bimal Kapadia will become its new CEO, succeeding Skipper, who exited the company earlier this year.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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Although observing from a rural spot is ideal, people who can’t escape the city shouldn’t be put off, says Debra Ceravolo, an astrophotographer who images the sky from southern British Columbia.—
Dan Falk,
Scientific American,
17 Oct. 2025
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Encouraging firms to allocate more shares for retail investors risks putting off the foreign institutions Saudi Arabia is simultaneously trying to woo.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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But in an Akan language, the notion that an object could exist as a bare substrate, stripped of properties—say, the idea of a stone, with its weight, texture, and color subtracted—is basically unintelligible; the metaphysical split between a thing and its properties isn’t naturally expressible.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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Typically, the report is released on the first Friday of the month and includes information about how many jobs were added or subtracted from each industry.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Until Riley Moss drew the pass-interference call of all pass-interference calls, a flag that moved New York from the 40-yard line to the 1.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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To measure the centre of gravity of the submarine, 16 tonnes of lead weights are brought on board and moved side-to-side.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Took off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20off. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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