1
as in departed
to leave a place often for another
I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again
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2
as in removed
to rid oneself of (a garment)
take off your coat and stay awhile
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as in deducted
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon
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as in robbed
slang
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint
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Recent Examples of took off
To even get to this point required a complex physical training program that took off with his major growth spurt.
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Julianne Hough Pokes Fun at Robert's Shirtless Moment Co-host Julianne Hough couldn't resist having a little fun with her reaction after Robert took off his shirt.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Things really took off during a March 2025 event, where people brought and tasted over 1,300 cakes at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
The deputy then fired his gun, and the group took off in a car, according to officials.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Murray then took off running toward the parking lot, and the shooter ran in another direction.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
But those glasses never really took off and eventually faded away.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Delaware Superior Court blames Boeing and Honeywell, which made the switches, for the crash seconds after Flight 171 took off for London from the Indian city of Ahmedabad.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Kogonada’s highly distinctive film career took off in 2012, with a series of critically incisive video essays on such subjects as Alfred Hitchcock, Wes Anderson, neorealism, and Yasujirō Ozu, which rapidly established him as a key figure in cinephile circles.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Julianne Hough Pokes Fun at Robert's Shirtless Moment Co-host Julianne Hough couldn't resist having a little fun with her reaction after Robert took off his shirt.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Things really took off during a March 2025 event, where people brought and tasted over 1,300 cakes at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
The deputy then fired his gun, and the group took off in a car, according to officials.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Murray then took off running toward the parking lot, and the shooter ran in another direction.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
But those glasses never really took off and eventually faded away.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Delaware Superior Court blames Boeing and Honeywell, which made the switches, for the crash seconds after Flight 171 took off for London from the Indian city of Ahmedabad.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Kogonada’s highly distinctive film career took off in 2012, with a series of critically incisive video essays on such subjects as Alfred Hitchcock, Wes Anderson, neorealism, and Yasujirō Ozu, which rapidly established him as a key figure in cinephile circles.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took off
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The Palladinos departed after Season 6 due to contract disputes with WB, and David Rosenthal stepped in as showrunner and head writer.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Gehlfuss, who was with the show since its inception, departed in Season 8.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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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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If a customer has no option to disregard or modify the charge, it cannot be deducted from the employee’s income.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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For its entry-level healthcare package, Amazon employees will see $5 per week deducted from their pay; the company also said that, for standard visits, employees will pay a $5 copay.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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We’ve been truly robbed of many things throughout the 2020s.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bo Bichette froze in the batter’s box in disbelief, robbed of his opportunity to hit.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Brewers beat the Cubs with a traditional ace, Freddy Peralta, in Game 1, and then deployed six different pitchers to shut down Chicago’s offense once Game 2 opener Aaron Ashby exited.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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About 17% of principals exited their districts last school year, a 3 percentage point increase over the prior year.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This helps the shoe absorb impact, pushing off energy back towards you and putting off foot fatigue.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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That said, regional benefits offices may be closed, groundskeeping will be curtailed and placement of permanent headstones will be put off.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Politics, however, can’t be subtracted from this equation.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2025
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For every second over 45 seconds, a thousand dollars would be subtracted.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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Four-time league MVP A’ja Wilson had 28 points and 14 rebounds as the Aces moved ahead 2-0 in the first best-of-7 finals in league history.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of this school year, MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius moved some central office staff to classroom teaching positions to fill vacant roles.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Took off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20off. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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