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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 takeoffs
The last time the key engine mount parts were examined closely was in October 2021, and the plane wasn’t due for another detailed inspection for roughly 7,000 more takeoffs and landings.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The last time those key engine mount parts were examined closely was in October 2021, and the plane wasn’t due for another detailed inspection for roughly 7,000 more takeoffs and landings.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
The letter estimated United would have to cut more than 200 takeoffs and landings at peak times this summer, while American would need to cut no more than 40.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
At the same time, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago ranked first worldwide for aircraft movements, meaning the total number of takeoffs and landings.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
In the airport’s 2024 Annual Noise Report, the county reported that takeoffs and landings at the airport jumped from approximately 282,000 in 2023 to nearly 295,000 in 2024.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
In another filing in March, the FAA proposed limiting operations further, to about 2,600 takeoffs and landings per day.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
The Navy ships also bring CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that can perform vertical takeoffs and landings along with helicopters.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Between world wars, Pan Am used the airport for takeoffs and landings of its famous flying boats, the Clippers, eventually leading to the groundbreaking and construction of the airport.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The last time those key engine mount parts were examined closely was in October 2021, and the plane wasn’t due for another detailed inspection for roughly 7,000 more takeoffs and landings.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
The letter estimated United would have to cut more than 200 takeoffs and landings at peak times this summer, while American would need to cut no more than 40.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
At the same time, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago ranked first worldwide for aircraft movements, meaning the total number of takeoffs and landings.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
In the airport’s 2024 Annual Noise Report, the county reported that takeoffs and landings at the airport jumped from approximately 282,000 in 2023 to nearly 295,000 in 2024.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
In another filing in March, the FAA proposed limiting operations further, to about 2,600 takeoffs and landings per day.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
The Navy ships also bring CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that can perform vertical takeoffs and landings along with helicopters.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Between world wars, Pan Am used the airport for takeoffs and landings of its famous flying boats, the Clippers, eventually leading to the groundbreaking and construction of the airport.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takeoffs
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But SpaceX ended 2025 on a high note, with its final two Starship launches of the year in August and October being considered inarguable successes.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Yet the problem has grown sharply over the past decade as the cost of launches has dropped and the cadence of space flights has increased.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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His most viral videos include skits about dueling Drake and Kendrick Lamar tracks and parodies amplifying more serious lyrical messages in popular party music.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Broadway, top-heavy with musical parodies and attention-grabbing revivals, is having a strange season by all accounts.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The success of more straightforward spoofs such as Schaffer’s The Naked Gun last year is also reassuring; that film was a classic joke-a-minute throwback that largely worked (for both viewers and critics), more in line with the sort of fare that the Lonely Island made early on.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Retro Rewind players run a Blockbuster Video-like movie-rental store set in the early 1990s, complete with spoofs of real blockbusters of the era.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Takeoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takeoffs. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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