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Recent Examples of Synonyms for took (away)
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The paramedics had removed one of the bullets from Martinez’s arm, leaving it behind, along with bloody rags.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Bauder admonished the crowd several times for being too noisy, and police removed a protester who yelled vulgar comments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Trump eliminated that exemption last year, originally grounding the executive order in the same IEEPA authority the court just struck down.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Cabrera, acquired in a January trade with the Miami Marlins, gets a chance to continue honing his relationship with Miguel Amaya, who returned to camp Thursday after Team Panama was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Took (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20%28away%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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