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Recent Examples of Synonyms for took (away)
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The trepidation that led to Ohtani’s early exit from his start against these same Phillies last month — when Ohtani was removed from a no-hitter after five innings in an eventual loss — is not part of the calculus this time.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025 -
The church removed several of its officials following a law firm's investigation into the allegations in November.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Red Sox were eliminated from the postseason in Game 3 of their wild card series against the Yankees, a game where Boston mustered just five hits all night and got a runner as far as second base exactly once.—
Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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With the Yankees having eliminated Boston on a star-making performance from hurler Cam Schlittler—the 24-year-old fanned 12 batters and issued zero free passes to first over an eight-inning stretch—MLB enters the Divisional round with a murderer’s row of top media markets in play.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Took (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20%28away%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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