taken out

verb

Definition of taken outnext
past participle of take out
1
as in unleashed
to find emotional release for he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood

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2
as in accompanied
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 removed
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 gotten
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 taken out
  1. unleashed
  2. accompanied
  3. removed
  4. released
  5. murdered
  6. dated
  7. assassinated
  8. slain
Verb
  • Then, the massive devastation of Beirut’s port blast in 2020 unleashed a shock wave explosion that destroyed the cinema complex in the city’s nightlife district.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The transformative ride unleashed a range of emotions.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of unleashed
Verb
  • The game was chippy right up through the final buzzer — the teams combined for 18 penalties, and practically every whistle was accompanied by a scrum — but the Lightning didn’t lose focus and left South Florida with two points.
    Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There is, more than ever, a greater sense of pressure to have a certain type of lifestyle accompanied by a certain type of relationship.
    Olivia Petter, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
Verb
  • New episodes will be released weekly and available to stream on Hulu.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2025
  • He was released from prison in October 2019.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of released
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  • Last year, the county saw 98 people murdered.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Melissa DeRosa, who served as secretary under former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, called out the sitting governor's post and mentioned that another person had been murdered.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of murdered
Verb
  • The Mendota cache currently includes the survey’s oldest, an elm dugout carbon-dated at more than 4,500 years old.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Well-connected with high profile celebrities and musicians, Perry dated Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda and briefly married the actress Rebecca Broussard.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of dated
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  • Israel assassinated a top commander of Iran’s Quds Force, in Damascus, and that set off a whole chain of events which led to the first ever Iranian strike on Israel and then Israel’s response.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Another big turning point was in September, when Israel set off the pager bombs and, shortly afterward, assassinated Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of assassinated
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  • Standing alongside firefighter’s gear that belonged to slain Trump rallygoer Corey Comperatore, Trump claimed that divine intervention saved him from also being killed in the attack at a Pennsylvania campaign rally last weekend.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
  • Hundreds paid their final respects Wednesday to slain Birmingham Firefighter Jordan Melton, who was gunned down while on duty two weeks ago at Station 9.
    Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com, al, 26 July 2023
Definition of slain
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