TOOK OFF (ON) Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

took off (on)

verb

past tense of take off (on)

as in ragged

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On that night in March, to the surprise of nobody, Arsenal ran their mid-table Premier League hosts ragged, beating them 5-1, with Henry and Freddie Ljungberg scoring twice, and Kolo Toure netting the other.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026

Definition of ragged

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Nicholson's fireworks would be subsequently aped, and amped up to over-the-top proportions, by other actors and by the future Batman villain himself.

— Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
But none aped the style of an actual Super Bowl ad more cleverly than this one, clearly modeled after Budweiser’s ads that tend to feature horses and inspirational voiceovers.

— Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of aped

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These artificial torsos were constructed of plastics that mimicked the density of human tissue, bone and organs, and each was equipped with more than 5,600 radiation sensors on and in them.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
And each office door mimicked a storefront similar to shopping arcade structures.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

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Basim Sheikh Suliman, the vice president of the Israel Football Association, parroted Infantino with a vague response about football’s ability to unite the world.

— Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
But Brandt’s justification for why the game should be played in Denver — which was parroted by Broncos fans — wasn’t rooted in reality.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026

Definition of parroted

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The speaker didn’t take disciplinary action against Benton until this year when a female lobbyist said she was harassed by him at a River North bar in January, the Tribune reported.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
The same trans-activists who screamed at me in legislatures and harassed me at colleges could misuse the Protect College Sports Act to challenge every single state law defending women’s athletic competition…all 27 of them.

— Riley Gaines OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of harassed

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