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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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Kendrick Lamar In Martine Rose Kendrick Lamar utilized the Super Bowl stage to unleash an outfit that had the internet talking for hours.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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California might be the place with enough glitz to unleash that particular stock-bumping news to the world, but the Golden State is evidently far too restrictive for a company like Tesla to truck with.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
10 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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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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Core inflation, which removes the volatile food and energy categories, increased 3.3% in January compared to last year and had the biggest month-to-month jump since last March.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hardeman, an adviser who is a health policy expert at the University of Minnesota, said the group didn’t know why data and scientific findings were being withheld or removed.—
Amy Maxmen,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, in Jordan, Palestinians assassinated a king and attempted to overthrow the government.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Mujibur Rahman and most of his family were assassinated at the house in 1975.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Musk withdrew the suit in June 2024, then revived it in August 2024 under similar complaints.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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The team withdrew with something that was reportedly injury related, but perhaps was more mental given the new paddle jitters Federico exhibited in the first two days of this event with his new adidas gear.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
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As one of the messiest seasons on TV right now nears its finale, here's what happened this episode, from who was murdered and banished to how many traitors are left.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Dylann Roof, a white supremacist, murdered my mother, two cousins, and six others in 2015 at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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More than two-thirds of retirees with debt carry balances on their credit cards, according to the 2024 Spending in Retirement survey, released in November by the nonprofit Employee Benefit Research Institute, or EBRI.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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The movie will be released by A24 in the fall, with an awards season campaign in the works for Bryne.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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After Deb says she’s dumped Gio, Harry tells her to stop dating older men.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Impostor websites Consumers should always be alert for impostor websites, from fake jewelry sellers to online dating sites.—
Jan Diaz,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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