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as in to unleash
to find emotional release for
he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood
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as in to remove
to take away from a place or position
the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case
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as in to assassinate
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 take out
Since Youngblood had told him the cartel had taken out a contract on his family, Perardi had lived in a perpetual state of emergency.
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Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Goode was upstairs taking a shower and his wife and son were downstairs taking out Christmas decorations when police knocked down the front door because a report was made that Goode had murdered his wife, Becker said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Born in Shady Side in Anne Arundel County, Leatherbury took out his trainer’s license in 1958 and won his first race the next year at Sunland Park, now known as Tampa Bay Downs.
—Beth Harris, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026
Under the current rules, borrowers can take out the full cost of tuition no matter the costs.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Goode was upstairs taking a shower and his wife and son were downstairs taking out Christmas decorations when police knocked down the front door because a report was made that Goode had murdered his wife, Becker said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Born in Shady Side in Anne Arundel County, Leatherbury took out his trainer’s license in 1958 and won his first race the next year at Sunland Park, now known as Tampa Bay Downs.
—Beth Harris, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026
Under the current rules, borrowers can take out the full cost of tuition no matter the costs.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take out
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In response, her government unleashed a brutal and bloody crackdown that only galvanized the movement and brought more people onto the streets.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Seattle Seahawks delivered an all-time performance in their 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, unleashing a ferocious pass rush to torment quarterback Drake Maye all night.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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He was arrested after authorities found $10,000 in his truck, and 175 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of an accompanying car driven by an associate.—
Mac Engel
February 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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Several classrooms, a kitchen, a cafeteria and an on-site laundry room accompany the 18-unit building.—
F. Amanda Tugade,
Des Moines Register,
13 Feb. 2026
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Petrecca was thrust into the commentary role, replacing Auro Bulbarelli, who removed himself after spoiling the surprise arrival of Mattarella aboard one of the city’s trams.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to him, real-world deployment is a key step to removing the practical and technological bottlenecks that humanoids face today.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Just days after lawmakers finished business, House DFL leader and former speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated at their Brooklyn Park home.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, moments after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University, an eyewitness recorded and posted a TikTok video that went instantly viral.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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However, that petition was later withdrawn in 2025, the complaint said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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China has invested little in Russia’s economy, and nowhere near the amount that the West withdrew after Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
Alan Cullison,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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The development appears to confirm accusations from Navalny’s widow and others that he was murdered by Russian authorities seeking to eliminate a threat to President Vladimir Putin.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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Al-Qaeda murdered nearly 3,000 Americans on 9/11.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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But its last shutdown plan, released in late September, indicates that 91% of its employees would continue to work without pay.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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On day four of the search, the Guthrie siblings released a video on social media.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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With the Oscars just weeks away on March 15, the long-running gathering — a ritual dating to 1982 and returning this year after being canceled in 2025 because of the Los Angeles County wildfires — offered the nominees a welcome stretch of easygoing mingling, largely free of competition.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Warren and Nash started dating in their junior year of high school.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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