Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took off (on)
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However, the audience’s criticism that the new story overly mimicked Bryan Bertino’s 2008 classic was something Harlin and his team took to heart.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025 -
Harry Kane mimicked that achievement against Chelsea on Wednesday as Bayern Munich disappointed Chelsea in their Champions League headliner and won 3-1 in Bavaria.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Friday night was the final time the Giants will have to face Kershaw, a generational pitcher who tormented them for 18 seasons.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Tom’s appointees on the task force include Lizzie (Alison Oliver), a state police officer who’s regularly tormented by her fellow cops, and Aleah (Thuso Mbedu), who wins over a suspect in interrogation by sharing awful details of her past.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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Don does not want to be harassed at his brother’s funeral, and the situation escalates to the point of fisticuffs very quickly.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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González, a cisgender woman who has short hair, asked Orr how the bill would protect people who might be falsely accused of using the wrong restroom and harassed as a result.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Painted in turquoise and amber colors, the bunker imitated post WWII minimalism and Bauhaus, noted Vancouver Media’s Abdón Alcañiz, art director, physical production.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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The coolest girl on TikTok — that would be Romy Mars, Coppola’s 18-year-old daughter — and her younger sister Cosima imitated red carpet photographers as their mother posed for photos.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Trump is no stranger to being heckled at public outings.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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During her speech, Burgis was heckled and booed by several people standing outside of the event space.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One memory in particular taunted me.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The two half-brothers had argued frequently, taunted one another online, and called each other derogatory names, both sides agreed.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last Wednesday marked one week since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a popular conservative pundit whom South Park parodied earlier this season.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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The scandal was splashed across front pages, and even parodied on Saturday Night Live.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Took off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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