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as in unleashed
to find emotional release for
he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood
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as in accompanied
to go on a social engagement with
she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime
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as in removed
to take away from a place or position
the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case
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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
the rumor is that the CIA is planning to take him out before he can seize control of the country
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Recent Examples of took out
The crash took out power in the area, which crew members worked on fixing as soon as the scene was secure.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Patel took out handcuffs and stepped toward Baraka.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Urban Communities took out a $25 million loan on 15 properties in June 2022.
—CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Documents unearthed in Broward County records show the LLC took out a short-term balloon mortgage in 2017 for an unspecified amount rather than seek aconventional bank loan.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
His father took out $250,000 in loans 18 years ago when the store first opened — and the buildout costs for a new space would easily surpass that.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Reed then took out Rollins with the Tsunami.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Barcelona and Real Madrid took out huge loans to redevelop their homes.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the latest strike, which took place earlier this month, took out a boat allegedly carrying narcotics in international waters, killing four people onboard.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Patel took out handcuffs and stepped toward Baraka.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Urban Communities took out a $25 million loan on 15 properties in June 2022.
—CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Documents unearthed in Broward County records show the LLC took out a short-term balloon mortgage in 2017 for an unspecified amount rather than seek aconventional bank loan.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
His father took out $250,000 in loans 18 years ago when the store first opened — and the buildout costs for a new space would easily surpass that.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Reed then took out Rollins with the Tsunami.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Barcelona and Real Madrid took out huge loans to redevelop their homes.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the latest strike, which took place earlier this month, took out a boat allegedly carrying narcotics in international waters, killing four people onboard.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took out
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The head of a medical watchdog group unleashed on Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) after a nurse at the school's hospital lost her job over TikTok videos that went viral for all the wrong reasons.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For example, the higher estimates for the infamous August 2013 East Ghoutta chemical weapons attack, which saw sarin nerve gas unleashed on an urban civilian area, are 1,500 dead.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The itchy rash is accompanied by intense stinging, pain, and burning.—
Fara Rosenzweig,
Outside,
24 Jan. 2026
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The rib-poking voiceover, which might as well have been accompanied by talking-head interviews, repeatedly underlines the groundbreaking quality of public access in a way that suggests the audience might forget.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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It was rapidly removed, but an image of the listing was grabbed ahead of that.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In September, Kirk was assassinated in front of three thousand students at Utah Valley University while debating a liberal audience member about gun control.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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He was assassinated that night.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Back in June 2025, Baldoni’s team withdrew their bid to subpoena Swift, and instead successfully petitioned for access to said text exchanges.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Talankin, realizing that history was unfolding before his eyes, promptly withdrew his resignation.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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James Folta Talks to Bookseller Angela Schwesnedl Angela Schwesnedl from Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis picked up my phone call on Saturday almost two hours to the minute after Alex Pretti was murdered in the street by ICE officers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Eger watched her parents taken away to the gas chambers where more than a million people, primarily of Jewish descent, were murdered.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The church released a statement about the incident on Wednesday night.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Photographs were released on Wednesday showing Good in professional portraits and with her family.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Hadid's younger brother Anwar dated Nicola Peltz Beckham from 2017 to 2018.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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The memo, dated May 12, was recently shared with members of Congress.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Took out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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