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Recent Examples of Synonyms for took off (on)
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On that night in March, to the surprise of nobody, Arsenal ran their mid-table Premier League hosts ragged, beating them 5-1, with Henry and Freddie Ljungberg scoring twice, and Kolo Toure netting the other.
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Nicholson's fireworks would be subsequently aped, and amped up to over-the-top proportions, by other actors and by the future Batman villain himself.
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But none aped the style of an actual Super Bowl ad more cleverly than this one, clearly modeled after Budweiser’s ads that tend to feature horses and inspirational voiceovers.
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And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property.
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In an accompanying cartoon, Spark is caricatured as a sulking giant, tottering above the Tuscan countryside in a pair of high heels.
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In a similar move, razor brand Gillette’s cover for its logo on the stadium in Massachusetts mimicked shaving cream foam to make light of the situation.
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The shiny black color mimicked the liquid texture of her Vuitton outfit and matched the edgy, even gothy vibe of her web earrings and ring.
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Basim Sheikh Suliman, the vice president of the Israel Football Association, parroted Infantino with a vague response about football’s ability to unite the world.
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But Brandt’s justification for why the game should be played in Denver — which was parroted by Broncos fans — wasn’t rooted in reality.
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In that movie, Depp played a young woman who is tormented after vampire Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) becomes obsessed with her.
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Alex Freeman tormented his opponents in Seattle on Friday, 30 years after his famous dad did the same.
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In 2023, two adults harassed a 9-year-old child at an elementary school track meet.
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The operation, ProPublica found, ensnared innocent residents of the majority-Black city who said they were targeted and harassed because of their race.
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They were both reviled and imitated, but always watched as a pop cultural spectacle.
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That never aired because it was deemed too easily imitated.
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“Took off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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