Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took off (on)
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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
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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
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American elites aped European fashions, art, and manners, and Europeans admired American energy and efficiency.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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For years, national media caricatured our city as a war zone.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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These changes have been caricatured as authoritarian and corrupt.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ye allegedly demanded in a stern voice mimicked on the stand by Holding.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Among the cars on display will be an early ‘90s Supra driven by Paul Walker’s character Brian O’Conner, one of the vehicles Universal mimicked for the roller coaster.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The article parroted talking points on rising student enrollment but not the hiring of a student retention officer to try and keep students from leaving.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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The article parroted talking points on rising student enrollment but not the hiring of a student retention officer to try and keep students from leaving.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2026
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Nigel Pack has tormented Texas since his days at Miami, when the Hurricanes eliminated Texas in an Elite Eight matchup in 2023.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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But no, Tommy will not be moved, wallowing in grief for his young daughter and tormented by the death of his brother Arthur, ostensibly a suicide.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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According to prosecutors, the incident began when Strawn harassed patrons of the mall and passersby on the Joe Rodota Trail.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Neighbors said Manessis, 48, had obsessively harassed the victim for years, including bizarrely accusing Dourdounas of not being authentically Greek.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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It was endlessly parodied and imitated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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That’s a rhythm of Barron’s that many a playwright has imitated.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Took off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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