TOOK OFF (ON) Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

took off (on)

verb

past tense of take off (on)

as in ragged

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On that night in March, to the surprise of nobody, Arsenal ran their mid-table Premier League hosts ragged, beating them 5-1, with Henry and Freddie Ljungberg scoring twice, and Kolo Toure netting the other.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026

Definition of ragged

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Nicholson's fireworks would be subsequently aped, and amped up to over-the-top proportions, by other actors and by the future Batman villain himself.

— Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
But none aped the style of an actual Super Bowl ad more cleverly than this one, clearly modeled after Budweiser’s ads that tend to feature horses and inspirational voiceovers.

— Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of aped

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In pre-industrial times, farmers planted an array of different crops in the same space, creating a diverse environment that mimicked natural ecosystems.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Gray wore a double-breasted blazer with faint lines that mimicked the angularity of the garment’s construction.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

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For years, mainstream media have parroted the language of their own governments, and that of lsrael, with little critical coverage of or challenge to the dominant political narrative in the West.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Basim Sheikh Suliman, the vice president of the Israel Football Association, parroted Infantino with a vague response about football’s ability to unite the world.

— Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026

Definition of parroted

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John Mateer, once among the Heisman Trophy favorites, was harassed into a 25-of-34 passing day that included an interception and two fumbles that led to 14 Georgia points.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
There are endless reasons one woman is harassed and another is not.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of harassed

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The slow exchange with oxygen is imitated with micro-oxygenation technology — essentially, blowing bubbles through the wine.

— Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
This succinct statement follows outpourings of both support and criticism of Sims, including additional allegations that YISE has imitated other beauty brands—the very thing Sims was lamenting.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitated

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