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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 Montreal Canadiens took out one of the biggest favorites in the sport in the first round.
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David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
The Chaparrals took out Mansfield Summit 7-3 in the bi-district round, scoring four goals in overtime.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026
In addition to crowdfunding, however, Golum also applied for four grants and took out a loan from her credit union.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
While weather took out what would have been the first SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch since 2024 on Monday morning, United Launch Alliance had calmer skies for a nighttime launch on the Space Coast.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
When one of the work van owners interrupted the thieves, one of the thieves took out a gun and tried to take the owner's vehicle.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
In January, Ye took out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal, apologizing for antisemitic remarks.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
The charges stem from a $695,000 PPP loan the club allegedly took out in early 2020 and later sought and received forgiveness rather than repaying the federal government.
—Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Damburger survived the deadly 2018 Carr fire that took out a swath of west Redding, burning within two miles of the restaurant.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
The Chaparrals took out Mansfield Summit 7-3 in the bi-district round, scoring four goals in overtime.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026
In addition to crowdfunding, however, Golum also applied for four grants and took out a loan from her credit union.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
While weather took out what would have been the first SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch since 2024 on Monday morning, United Launch Alliance had calmer skies for a nighttime launch on the Space Coast.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
When one of the work van owners interrupted the thieves, one of the thieves took out a gun and tried to take the owner's vehicle.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
In January, Ye took out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal, apologizing for antisemitic remarks.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
The charges stem from a $695,000 PPP loan the club allegedly took out in early 2020 and later sought and received forgiveness rather than repaying the federal government.
—Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Damburger survived the deadly 2018 Carr fire that took out a swath of west Redding, burning within two miles of the restaurant.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took out
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The departure of tenants unleashed a cascade of financial complications, court files show.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Reaction there to that major Supreme Court ruling this week that has unleashed a new round of mid-decade redistricting after the justices narrowed Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Some celebrity dogs are just as famous as their human parents, including Pilaf — Demi Moore's teeny-tiny pup who has accompanied her everywhere from fashion week to Broadway shows — and Ariana Grande's Toulouse, who graced the cover of Vogue in August 2019.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Head chef and owner Diego Briones has created an accomplished, light-hearted menu with hero European ingredients such as white asparagus, accompanied by more unusual combinations like coconut and green papaya.—
Jaymi McCann,
TheWeek,
8 May 2026
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IndyCar removed a Freedom 250 Grand Prix T-shirt from the shopping section of its official website Wednesday in the wake of criticism that the product’s messaging was tone deaf and open to a racist interpretation.—
Curt Anderson,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Prior to this conversation, Carmy secretly removed his name from the restaurant's partnership agreement.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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These attacks often provided a larger cultural pretext for the campaigns of extralegal political violence that terrorized Black voters in the South, assassinated political leaders, and marred the integrity of several of the region’s major elections.—
Robert D. Bland,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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An al-Qaida affiliate and an allied separatist group assassinated Mali’s defense minister and captured key territory in the country’s north during the attacks.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Days after four Republican candidates withdrew from the upcoming Platte County election and launched independent campaigns, the county’s Republican committee announced plans to censure those candidates and deem them unwelcome within the party.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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Polling from March shows Becerra with just 3% of the vote, indicating a 7-point increase for Becerra between then and Emerson’s most recent survey, conducted right after Swalwell withdrew.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Last week, Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew was murdered in the line of duty by a seven-time felon on parole who had multiple criminal arrest warrants, according to authorities.—
Silvana Tabares,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The case of 19-year-old Kristin Smart, who was murdered in her California Polytechnic State University dorm room in 1996, went cold until 2019 when Christopher Lambert, then a Cal Poly student, started a podcast, Your Own Backyard.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
4 May 2026
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Harriet was thirty-eight when her mother was released, in 2019.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries and has since been released, police said.—
Jay Blackman,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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Stewart was referring to West’s infamous feud with Davidson, who dated West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Other investigations showed Darsee had fooled co-authors of many papers that dated back to his college days at Notre Dame.—
Lawrence K. Altman,
STAT,
7 May 2026
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“Took out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20out. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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