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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
Those bumpy and rough landings and takeoffs out of Hollywood Burbank Airport are the chatter of legendary social media rants.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
As the world’s sixth-busiest airport for takeoffs and landings, Charlotte’s demand for parking also remains high.
—Chase Jordan
february 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
In 2025, the airport had its busiest year ever, with 108,902 operations — in other words, takeoffs and landings — according to the city.
—Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
Inside my briefcase was a fat folder that contained all my material takeoffs, the bids from subs, and a dot-matrix printout of a basic spreadsheet showing all of the costs, along with the total cost.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
Inside my briefcase was a fat folder that contained all my material takeoffs, the bids from subs, and a dot-matrix printout of a basic spreadsheet showing all of the costs, along with the total cost.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Preliminary data from the Federal Aviation Administration shows that O’Hare saw more than 857,000 takeoffs and landings last year.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The tool quickly generates takeoffs — or complete material and resource lists needed to draw up project quotes — and seamlessly allows contractors to directly buy everything from Home Depot.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Jan. 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.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
As the world’s sixth-busiest airport for takeoffs and landings, Charlotte’s demand for parking also remains high.
—Chase Jordan
february 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
In 2025, the airport had its busiest year ever, with 108,902 operations — in other words, takeoffs and landings — according to the city.
—Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
Inside my briefcase was a fat folder that contained all my material takeoffs, the bids from subs, and a dot-matrix printout of a basic spreadsheet showing all of the costs, along with the total cost.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
Inside my briefcase was a fat folder that contained all my material takeoffs, the bids from subs, and a dot-matrix printout of a basic spreadsheet showing all of the costs, along with the total cost.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Preliminary data from the Federal Aviation Administration shows that O’Hare saw more than 857,000 takeoffs and landings last year.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The tool quickly generates takeoffs — or complete material and resource lists needed to draw up project quotes — and seamlessly allows contractors to directly buy everything from Home Depot.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Jan. 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.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takeoffs
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Although many Yaogan missions are officially described as civilian remote-sensing projects, recent launches have significantly expanded the network’s capabilities in mapping, maritime domain awareness, and change detection.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Still, that seems like an inordinate number of launches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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The films remained popular throughout the early 1940s, and their impact persevered via reruns, rereleases, and even parodies, such as Eddie Murphy's not-so-little Buckwheat on Saturday Night Live.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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O’Hara’s celebrity parodies for SCTV included Brooke Shields, Lucille Ball, Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Morgan Fairchild and gossip columnist Rona Barrett.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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Way better than dusty game show and dinner party spoofs.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Jan. 2026
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What’s Upstairs at the Downstairs is always a patchwork of mild satire, blatant spoofs, witty music, local jokes.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Takeoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takeoffs. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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