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as in to depart
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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as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
take off your coat and stay awhile
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as in to subtract
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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as in to rob
slang
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint
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as in parody
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
a sitcom that's a takeoff of an old TV show from the 1960s
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Recent Examples of take off
John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 17 Dec. 2024
Amazon has been implementing a new drone service that took off in November.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport late on Thursday after a bird strike disabled one of its engines shortly after takeoff from the nearby LaGuardia Airport.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kentucky law specifies that drone operators cannot operate, take off or land in areas designated by an airport’s drone facility map.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 17 Dec. 2024
Amazon has been implementing a new drone service that took off in November.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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That's because United pilot David Whitson boarded Flight 2223 from Houston to Newark, New Jersey, shortly before takeoff to greet one heroic passenger, who happened to be his bone marrow donor.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport late on Thursday after a bird strike disabled one of its engines shortly after takeoff from the nearby LaGuardia Airport.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Against this scenario, Boeing must also cope with the loss of senior engineering talent critical to the creation of a new airplane, many of whom are departing due to layoffs or greener pastures in other parts of aerospace, such as space or electric air vehicles.Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Potential arrivals are contingent on fringe players departing.Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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The cover is sturdy and hardly noticeable, so the cleaning staff will likely not remove it.Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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The version that passed on Friday removed the provision.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The aerospace and defense firm on Tuesday took out the late October low and today subtracted another 4.95% from the price.John Navin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Also, subtracting trade services left the PPI increase at just 0.1%.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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In June, police said two men pretended to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, including using fake badges, to gain access to homes in Anaheim before robbing Latino residents.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Officials believe the shooting happened when the children were attempting to rob a 25-year-old man, who police say shot the boys with his own pistol.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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Today's launch attempt was scrubbed with around 17 minutes left in the countdown.Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Proton, Malaysia’s oldest domestic car company, debuted the Southeast Asian country’s first homemade electric vehicle this week in a launch ceremony featuring a guest appearance by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
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The 2x Oscar nominee, who co-wrote and directed the 2005 Johnny Cash pic Walk the Line, has not been scared off from paying cinematic tribute to other legendary musicians after the parody Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007).Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
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Fair use—the lawful copying of others’ works for certain purposes, such as for criticism, parody or news reporting—is mentioned in the AHL’s answer as well.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The vehicles were moving quickly down the straight.Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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The team conceded two goals in the first five minutes of the game, leading to an early timeout for Craig Berube, but the wake-up call didn’t move the needle much.Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Aspects of the special are bound to resonate with people your age, especially jokes about putting off having kids for the sake of your career.Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Nippon asked in September to refile its acquisition bid, a move that put off a decision on approving the deal until after the presidential election.Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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