taking out

verb

Definition of taking outnext
present participle of take out
1
as in giving way (to)
to find emotional release for he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

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2
as in going out (with)
to go on a social engagement with she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime

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3
as in removing
to take away from a place or position the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case

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4
as in murdering
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 Synonyms for taking out
  1. removing
  2. murdering
  3. unleashing
  4. accompanying
  5. withdrawing
  6. releasing
  7. executing
Verb
  • In 1913, after Lane had been removing his patients’ colons for five years, a panel of the Royal Society of Medicine was finally convened to interrogate the wisdom of resorting to surgery to combat chronic constipation.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • These could include planting trees, removing asphalt from playgrounds, installing outdoor classrooms and erecting shade structures.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of removing
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  • Erik and Lyle were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for murdering their father and mother, Jose and Kitty Menendez, at their Beverly Hills mansion on August 20, 1989.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Reports of Russian forces murdering Ukrainian POWs execution-style have appeared with alarming regularity.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of murdering
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  • Lumen Lumen is unleashing the world’s digital potential.
    Forbes, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And while the push-pull tension between the allure of complete social breakdown and the remorse over unleashing the collective id is what Folie à Deux really seems to want to dig into, the film never balances the two in a way that hits its targets.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of unleashing
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  • Bad for the studio and worse for the theaters that counted on another $135 million or so in box office revenue (and accompanying concessions).
    Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Keep reading for the best options, plus accompanying input from dermatologists.
    Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of accompanying
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  • The footage captured a figure in a ski mask hiding in the shadows as an unsuspecting woman arrives at the bank and goes about withdrawing money from the ATM.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Banks are already withdrawing from relationships with fintech firms.
    Gene A. Grant II, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of withdrawing
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  • After releasing a complex application and revising it several times, the California Department of Education finally announced awards in May 2024.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Though Imperial is no longer operational, independent bottlers, like Cask 88, continue releasing stock of rare whisky casks.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of releasing
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  • The company has identified weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting and is executing a remediation plan, including hiring additional staff and implementing a new ERP system.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Management believes that the current cash on hand is sufficient to continue executing the business plan, assuming favorable guidance from the FDA regarding additional clinical trials.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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taking out

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