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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
Linh Ta, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Instead, this compact jet did not take off until March 2024, with Tuesday’s flight marking its 12th.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 28 Jan. 2025
Jackie Wattles, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft promise to transform the journey to the airport, cutting travel times dramatically.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The big picture: Spa and sauna culture have taken off in recent years as people place more emphasis on well-being.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Instead, this compact jet did not take off until March 2024, with Tuesday’s flight marking its 12th.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
But Blue Origin did not reach its bonus goal of guiding part of the New Glenn rocket called the first-stage booster back to a safe landing on a seafaring platform after takeoff.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft promise to transform the journey to the airport, cutting travel times dramatically.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off
Verb
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The train departs from Denver Union Station at 7 a.m. and arrives in Winter Park at 9:11 a.m., which is ideal timing for nabbing one of the first lift rides of the day.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Jan. 2025
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The return leg will depart Atlanta at 3:39 p.m., arriving in San Luis Potosi at 4:49 p.m.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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The move is an apparent effort to repeal President Biden’s executive order to remove potential workforce barriers for the outlined demographic in 2021.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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The site, however, was removed during Trump's first term which started in 2017.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trade was a drag on growth in the period, with imports, which subtract from the GDP calculation, off 0.8%.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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His exit from the playoffs doesn’t subtract from that, and, besides, the Bills-Chiefs AFC Championship Game was entertaining as heck.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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Most people come to Florida to enjoy balmy breezes and stories about people robbing 7-Eleven’s with an alligator.—
Scott Maxwell,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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Crosby put a pass on a platter for Erik Karlsson — one of the few Penguins who looked sharp in this game — and the defenseman appeared to have an open cage, only to be absolutely robbed by Gibson.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Though multiple theories might explain their striking punctuality—among them blind luck—another possibility is that the traders were warned of the launch in advance, the crypto forensics experts hypothesize.—
Joel Khalili,
WIRED,
31 Jan. 2025
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Two years after launch, Norway’s boutique production outlet Staer Film headed by Elisa Fernanda Pirir, is ramping up its activities by venturing into distribution and bigger budget movies.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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By combining the monikers of two government agencies, the FBI: CIA title may inspire some sendups in the vein of Adult Swim’s crime procedural parody NTSF:SD:SUV::.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Could one match the popularity of the parody of the Brooks & Dunn song?—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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To land the kiss on her cheek, Trump would have had to either crane his neck or move her hat.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The snow is moving east Tuesday, and is affecting coastal areas all the way to the Florida Panhandle and southern Carolinas.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Symptoms can mimic acid reflux, leading some people to put off seeking medical attention until an emergency arises.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Being wrong puts off neither prophets nor their followers.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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