1
as in to depart
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 to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
take off your coat and stay awhile
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as in to subtract
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 to rob
slang
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint
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as in parody
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
a sitcom that's a takeoff of an old TV show from the 1960s
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Recent Examples of take off
Kyle Werner, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
These include the precise times that planes were taking off, what kind and when the bombs would fall.
—Dakota Rudesill, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2025
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Minutes later, an Iskander ballistic missile streaked down—and exploded directly over the shelter, likely destroying the MiG. Why that MiG was parked at a big air base so close to the front line, when there other options for takeoffs and landings, remains a mystery.
—David Axe, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The plane took off from Des Moines International Airport and was headed to an airport north of Minneapolis.
—Kyle Werner, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
These include the precise times that planes were taking off, what kind and when the bombs would fall.
—Dakota Rudesill, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
With a few exceptions, such as South Africa and Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa is poised for takeoff.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Minutes later, an Iskander ballistic missile streaked down—and exploded directly over the shelter, likely destroying the MiG. Why that MiG was parked at a big air base so close to the front line, when there other options for takeoffs and landings, remains a mystery.
—David Axe, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
Verb
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Ravi Ahuja will depart Roku‘s board of directors after more than a decade, following his promotion to CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The inaugural charter flight departed from Wuxi to Chicago early Friday, carrying more than 100 tons of cargo.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Mar. 2025
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McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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In other instances, including the president's attempt to invoke the wartime Alien Enemies Act to remove certain migrants, judges have issued temporary restraining orders that prevent enforcement of a policy, typically for 14 days, to allow for further proceedings.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Calculate your current net worth by listing your assets and subtracting your liabilities.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Projections are that this will amount to $139 million to be subtracted from the overall 2% funding for K-12 public schools.—
Dr. Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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According to court documents, Gadson’s brother had previously tried to rob Bradford, who had allegedly sold him a faulty car.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Schwartz decided to rob a local dentist, Dr. Victor Cook.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Property Masters Guild to Host Launch Event for PROP CULTURE Publication The Property Masters Guild will hold a launch event for its new magazine, PROP CULTURE, on April 17.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Release date Likely: In 2017, there were two months between Nintendo's wider reveal of the Switch in January 2017 and that console's launch in March 2017.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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In actuality, everything — unbeknownst to him — was ridiculously staged in a pitch-perfect reality TV parody, as comedy improv actors like David Hornsby and pre-Saturday Night Live Kristen Wiig would put Gould smack dab in the middle of absurd situation after absurd situation.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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For cases relating to works of fiction, parody and satire, courts recognize that the examination must focus on what the publisher intended to convey, the company says.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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The other major addition was a giant digital tapestry that moved slowly up or down the giant canvas behind the Dead, with surreal animation that had more wealth of detail than the naked eye could take in, even over the course of an extended Dead jam.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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The baby kept moving her fingers right around the dog's eyes, but Daisy Doo didn't care.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Upon her arrival, she’s put off by the presence of Camille’s two close friends Isaac (Jeremy O. Harris) and AJ (James Cusati-Moyer).—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2025
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Many spoke of putting off seeing doctors and dentists and foregoing the purchase of prescription drugs.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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