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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
After throwing the substance on the Grammy-winning singer, the woman took off.
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Nbc Los Angeles, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Pollinator gardens have been around for many years, but took off in the mid-2000s as gardeners were alarmed by the decline of honeybees.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Hicks came in, helped the Pios to a 6-0 win, and outside of some cramping issues the next weekend, took off to become one of the great stories in college hockey this season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
With Andy Pages at the plate, both runners took off, but Call put on the brakes between second and third.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Deputies say King took off on a bicycle.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
That single post hit 800,000 views in about a week — and from there, the trend took off.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Dollar stores and the first off-price retailers rose to popularity in the 1990s, but really took off around 2010 following the recession, according to Dylan Carden, a specialty retail analyst at William Blair.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
When the chute opened, Demon Dancing took off and bucked to push Kippes backwards.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Nbc Los Angeles, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Pollinator gardens have been around for many years, but took off in the mid-2000s as gardeners were alarmed by the decline of honeybees.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Hicks came in, helped the Pios to a 6-0 win, and outside of some cramping issues the next weekend, took off to become one of the great stories in college hockey this season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
With Andy Pages at the plate, both runners took off, but Call put on the brakes between second and third.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Deputies say King took off on a bicycle.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
That single post hit 800,000 views in about a week — and from there, the trend took off.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Dollar stores and the first off-price retailers rose to popularity in the 1990s, but really took off around 2010 following the recession, according to Dylan Carden, a specialty retail analyst at William Blair.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
When the chute opened, Demon Dancing took off and bucked to push Kippes backwards.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took off
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On Friday, Vice President JD Vance departed for Pakistan to continue peace talks in the hopes of permanently ending the war.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Before his appointment at Juventus, Spalletti had departed the Italy national team head coach role in the summer of 2025.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Two of the four lanes would need to be removed to add bus and bike lanes, which could increase vehicle commute times.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The team will require a substantial amount of space to removed, repurposed and store roughly 6,500 components.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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Automatic service fees for large parties at a restaurant cannot be deducted as a qualifying tip, for instance.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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He was also ordered to pay a $220 fine and was deducted 25 UCI points.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Chicago police issued an alert on Saturday after two pizza delivery drivers were robbed for food on the city's South Side.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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When Holloway pulled the puck back to his forehand to finish into the empty net, he was robbed by Morrissey, who had slid desperately to his left like a street hockey goalie to make a shocking stick save.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Estrada-Vicente, who was driving the vehicle, allegedly fled through the parking lot and exited the Home Depot plaza the wrong way via the one-way entrance to the plaza, nearly striking other cars attempting to pull into the lot, according to police.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña exited in the fourth because of right posterior knee tightness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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It's already been put off repeatedly in the wake of Robinson's arrest in September 2025.—
Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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This one’s easy to put off — if the system ran fine last summer, why bother?—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2026
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Demerits are subtracted from a starting score of 100, which is considered perfect.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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This new deduction allows up to $25,000 in tip income to be subtracted from a worker’s taxable income during the 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 tax years.—
Annette Nellen,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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Cameras moved to the back of the room Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander noted that nearly all of the clips shown by the defense as examples of media sensationalism did not include material from the courtroom livestream.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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When Manning began teaching in the early 1990s, communication between teachers and parents moved at a slower, more deliberate pace.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Took off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20off. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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