taken off

verb

Definition of taken offnext
past participle of take off
1
as in moved
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 removed
to rid oneself of (a garment) take off your coat and stay awhile

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3
as in deducted
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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4
as in robbed
slang to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken off
  1. removed
  2. deducted
  3. robbed
  4. gone
  5. put off
  6. departed
  7. plucked
  8. exited
Verb
  • The bark is removed from the tree in summer using traditional methods handed down from generation to generation.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Several ads featuring an illustration of what was supposed to be the vice president’s likeness wearing a Philadelphia Eagles helmet and football shirt were removed from bus shelters in Philadelphia.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of removed
Verb
  • If your account has not earned enough interest to cover an early withdrawal penalty, any interest is deducted first and the remainder of the penalty is taken from your principal.
    Elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Those costs don’t vanish, however — they’re deducted from your cash disbursal.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of deducted
Verb
  • Much of that downturn can be chalked up to the three-month Comcast blackout of the Diamond Sports RSNs, which robbed some markets of more than half their usual deliveries.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Alas, climate denial campaigns led by fossil fuel companies robbed us of that option.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of robbed
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  • It’s gone viral and TikTok, sold out multiple times, and become the subject of an urban perfume legend of sorts.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But things could have gone terribly wrong, county Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Reuther, who coordinated the rescue, told The Times.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of gone
Verb
  • What’s more, the same Marvel source said there’s a chance some viewers put off watching Agatha until all episodes were released on Halloween eve, turning the series into a spooky-season binge.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • More than three-quarters of Americans put off important health check-ups, according to a recent Aflac Wellness Matters Survey.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of put off
Verb
  • The department advised on Friday that a third flight departed with 97 on board, bringing the total number of individuals evacuated through the charters to roughly 350.
    Helena Skinner, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Adriana Diaz, who anchored on Saturday, departed last month to co-host CBS Mornings Plus, the new third hour of the network’s morning show, along with Tony Dokoupil.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of departed
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  • Water lily plucked from the Dior garden helps purify the skin of impurities, including heavy metals.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The sound is often described as similar to a string being plucked on a violin.
    Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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  • After the actress exited the show following last season, Thursday’s Season 24 premiere ‘Catch and Kill‘ finally explained the absence of Manheim’s Lieutenant Kate Dixon, who moves away with her deaf son Patrick (portrayed by James Caverly).
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The 2018 police report provides few details regarding how the confrontation went down, whether anyone exited their vehicles or how long the interaction lasted, his attorneys said.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of exited
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