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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
Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Instead, take off any rings or watches or anything else that could constrict swelling, keep the area still and level with the heart.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
Dan Catchpole, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Before that happens, all launch materials, from boosters to payload adapters, have to be thoroughly tested and cleared for takeoff.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 July 2025
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Verb
His career took off after he was dealt to the Clippers in 2022.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Instead, take off any rings or watches or anything else that could constrict swelling, keep the area still and level with the heart.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
Noun
Aviation experts have said a preliminary report from India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) raised questions over whether one of the pilots of Air India flight 171 cut off fuel to the Boeing 787's engines seconds after takeoff, leading to an irrecoverable situation.
—Dan Catchpole, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Before that happens, all launch materials, from boosters to payload adapters, have to be thoroughly tested and cleared for takeoff.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 July 2025
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Mike Christensen, an airport spokesman for Hollywood Burbank, said that neither the control tower nor the operations department, which tracks planes departing and arriving, have any record of the Southwest flight plunging in their airspace.—
Rio Yamat,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Alexander Isak has made clear his desire to depart St James’ Park this summer with Liverpool reportedly interested in signing the Swedish striker.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Promptly remove former employees or admins Regularly audit account access and revoke permissions for anyone who no longer needs it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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The work includes removing asphalt surface and placing new waterproofing, a new asphalt surface and associated items.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
20 July 2025
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Allianz’s Global Boiling report warns that heatwaves alone could subtract 0.5 percentage points from Europe’s GDP in 2025, with Spain facing losses as high as 1.4%.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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In that case, that salary would be subtracted from what the Yankees owe him.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Access to justice too (something often underrated), where you can’t be killed or robbed with impunity, and where you won’t be arbitrarily deprived of your liberty or your freedom of speech by a despotic government.—
Simon Boas
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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Check out this song parody from last night's show: Mike Johnson Delays House Epstein Vote Until September Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.—
Bluesky Social,
Bluesky Social,
23 July 2025
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That’s what makes the launch of Delphi Intelligence notable.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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One winning act last year, however, needed to travel eight hours in a launch down their local river and then another hour in the Pacific Ocean to reach port city Buenaventura, three hours from Cali.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Fittingly, Yankovic and Miranda pulled together a parody of the viral Coldplay Cheating Camera with some help from Colbert’s late-night peers.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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Colbert soon developed a character for himself, a parody of conservative political pundits loosely based on Bill O'Reilly, then on Fox News.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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If practice is canceled or moved indoors due to the weather, paid ticket days will be provided with a makeup date, not a refund.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
20 July 2025
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The sky was a deep red, moving into deep blue, then, above that, black.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Companies have been put off by the high cost of creating training programs, but artificial intelligence provides a solution.—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Dex is too new to the city to be put off by a trip to Queens, and he’s also fixated on pumping Blessing’s friend, Chike, for information on his encounter with the Dark Passenger.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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“Take off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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