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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
The suspect forced Jane Doe to drive to an ATM and take out $600.
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Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
Does Gio have anything to do with Spencer using his son as an excuse to take out the Los Tigres cartel?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The factory that houses the mobile chemical lab, which forces Peter to wear a gas mask and take out a couple of terrorists attacking him.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
After making it through the Battle Rounds, he was taken out of the competition as one of Shelton's finalists.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
Does Gio have anything to do with Spencer using his son as an excuse to take out the Los Tigres cartel?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The factory that houses the mobile chemical lab, which forces Peter to wear a gas mask and take out a couple of terrorists attacking him.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
After making it through the Battle Rounds, he was taken out of the competition as one of Shelton's finalists.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 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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Jazz musician Jon Batiste will perform the national anthem, accompanied in American Sign Language by actress Stephanie Nogueras.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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With Chapman, Brody seems frustrated by the level of attention that accompanies their coupledom.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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The technology is used to remove pollutants from exhaust but may pose problems of their own.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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After harvesting, remove all but 1 to 2 inches of the edible carrot greens, rinse and thoroughly dry the roots, and store your carrot harvest in your fridge, freezer, or root cellar—or preserve it with pickling or canning.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 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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Budget officials withdrew that OMB memo two days later.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
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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The satellites, group 12-3, will be released in low-Earth orbit to join the growing internet constellation.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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The mall operator releases quarterly numbers after the bell Tuesday.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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Hanna, who has by this point joined the search efforts, talks to a woman who once dated Amanda’s current boyfriend, Viktor Malm, who had previously been sentenced and given a warning for assault as a teenager.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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In February 2024, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that Bündchen and Valente have been dating since June 2023.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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