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
  • The rendition of the classic Christmas tune was produced by Travis Barker and is accompanied by a lo-fi music video directed by Nadia Lee Cohen and Charlie Denis.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • Switching to Bournemouth removed Adams from the frenzy and bright lights that surround Leeds.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
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  • The famous Christmas song performed by Gene Autry was released in 1957.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Why has this not been released?
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of released
Verb
  • 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 letter, penned by commission chair Maya Davis, was dated last Thursday, after all of the pilings had been removed.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The quarterback dated Olivia Munn from 2014 to 2017, Danica Patrick from 2018 to 2020 and Shailene Woodley from 2020 to 2022.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of dated
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  • Not about the man, but about the streets that had been named in his honor after he was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Later on, two years after that, there was a father of another friend of mine who was assassinated by the Brazilian military government.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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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