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as in to unleash
to find emotional release for
he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood
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as in to remove
to take away from a place or position
the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case
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as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
the rumor is that the CIA is planning to take him out before he can seize control of the country
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Recent Examples of take out
Capone was holed up in Florida at the time but is believed to have sent four assassins to take out Moran and his operatives.
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Jaouad ended up using every minute of those 36 hours, and came down to the wire, especially as she was taken out of commission for about four hours to do a bone marrow biopsy under sedation.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2001, Checker took out a full page ad in Billboard magazine all but demanding induction (and a Nobel Prize to boot).
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
One of my favorite things to do is to root through the refrigerator, take out all the odds and ends, and make something delicious out of them.
—Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Jaouad ended up using every minute of those 36 hours, and came down to the wire, especially as she was taken out of commission for about four hours to do a bone marrow biopsy under sedation.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2001, Checker took out a full page ad in Billboard magazine all but demanding induction (and a Nobel Prize to boot).
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
One of my favorite things to do is to root through the refrigerator, take out all the odds and ends, and make something delicious out of them.
—Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out
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The shooting unleashed a flood of online complaints about U.S. health care.—
Alex Harring,Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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If this production misses some of the heartbreak of the original piece, the chaos unleashed when Serebryakov returns home with his young wife Yelena (Ito Aghayere) in tow creates a lovely sense of intimacy amid the melancholy.—
Karen D'Souza,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Other records show the mayor was accompanied to the Philippines by his foreign affairs adviser – a city employee on loan from the U.S. State Department.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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And in another filmed short, original cast member Laraine Newman’s nostalgic return to Studio 8H was accompanied by Pete Davidson’s bored, dim Chad.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
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Importantly, Google can't remove content from webpages—you're on your own there.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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The fossil fuel industry, which includes petrochemical manufacturers, donated heavily to Mr. Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to remove regulations that add to their costs.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Montmartre – Period drama about a young French cancan dancer trying to find her brother and sister, and the person who assassinated her father.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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The indictment alleged that prosecutors obtained extensive evidence showing Bolsonaro approved a plot to assassinate his electoral rival, current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Moraes.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Feb. 2025
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At the 2001 event Venus withdrew with a knee injury,.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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Another clash is set to play out at the U.N. on Monday after the U.S. proposed a competing resolution that lacks the same demands as one from Ukraine and the European Union for Moscow’s forces to immediately withdraw from the country.—
Matthew Lee and Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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The pair team up together to find the real killer, but two days after his release, another 9-year-old girl is found murdered.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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In that case, an unknown person contacted the Sandy Hook tip line to say a friend had access to an AR-15 rifle, had just ordered a bulletproof vest and admired Nikolas Cruz – the gunman who murdered 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, officials said.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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At around the same time, a Red Cross convoy carrying several dozen released Palestinian prisoners left Israel's Ofer prison.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrive on a bus at the European Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Context The letter, dated February 17, comes days after a slew of career prosecutors resigned over the DOJ's decision to drop its case against New York City mayor Eric Adams so that Adams can assist Trump on immigration.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Marc Berman was charged with 17 counts of violating firearms laws in Placer Superior Court, along with four additional counts in El Dorado Superior Court, the two criminal complaints, dated Feb. 6, show.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Feb. 2025
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