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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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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
Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Authorities say Andrews allegedly forced Jackson, a mother of three, into a vehicle before taking off, WLBT reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
Another airline also experienced plane issues over the weekend, after a passenger on board a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York shared footage of the wing catching fire during takeoff.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The maquiladora program later took off after the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, was signed in 1994.
—Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Authorities say Andrews allegedly forced Jackson, a mother of three, into a vehicle before taking off, WLBT reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
Out of 82 airports ranked by the FAA, Sacramento came in 42nd for the amount of takeoffs and landings.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
Another airline also experienced plane issues over the weekend, after a passenger on board a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York shared footage of the wing catching fire during takeoff.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
Verb
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The plane had departed Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., Bering Air Director of Operations, David Olson, said, per local outlet KTUU.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Bering Air flight departed from Unalakleet, a community of about 690 people in western Alaska, around 2:40 p.m. local time on Thursday.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The cup holder can also be removed for the car’s next owner, if that owner wants a more pure Bugatti experience.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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The tiny devices were removed from the ferrets after four days in the wild.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Take the average of the day’s high and low temperatures, then subtract the base temperature.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The healthiest workplace friendships are the ones that add value without subtracting focus.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Domínguez had a chance to unseat Verdugo at the end of last season, but the natural center fielder struggled in left field and didn’t hit much after recovery from UCL surgery and an oblique injury robbed him of minor league reps.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Some criminal gangs have been robbing trucks making wholesale Ozempic deliveries, Mr. Corrêa dos Santos said.—
Flávia Milhorance,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Eyes are on an international launch in the $110M neighborhood.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Musk cut ties with the company in 2018 but watched from the sidelines as OpenAI became a media darling in 2022 and 2023 following the launch of ChatGPT and then GPT-4.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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The brand will collaborate with the long-running NBC sketch comedy show on a parody commercial spotlighting the benefits of the new hair care line.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
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Dratch was the last in a group of five SNL alums to debut her Real Housewives tagline parody, spoofing the franchise's tradition of the housewives introducing themselves with a catty one-liner.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Besides agriculture, Priam also moves steel, flat deck freight, and various industrial materials, serving manufacturers and suppliers across North America.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The star system could also be moving towards or away from Earth.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Life often slows down in the winter: fewer guests, fewer plans, chores put off due to 5 p.m. sunsets.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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Hamlet himself is a reluctant avenger who keeps putting off the act of revenging his father’s murder.—
Rachel Hadas,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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