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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 Tybee Island has an open container ordinance, so drinks can be taken out onto the beach in to-go cups, but public intoxication laws will also be enforced. —
Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 He was later taken out of the VIP line to an ambulance via stretcher. —Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026 But who’s going to take out the trash and all those cardboard boxes? —Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026 He was also accused of saying something to the effect of taking out people in his way. —City News Service, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take out
Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 He was later taken out of the VIP line to an ambulance via stretcher. —Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026 But who’s going to take out the trash and all those cardboard boxes? —Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026 He was also accused of saying something to the effect of taking out people in his way. —City News Service, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take out
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Check out the wide-mouthed scream unleashed by the Lakers’ Luke Kennard midway through the fourth quarter.— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Artificial intelligence has unleashed the most upheaval within the industry since Jobs unveiled the first iPhone in 2007.— Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Common symptoms can include numbness or tingling, slurred speech, electric-shock sensations accompanying certain neck movements, trouble walking or not being able to walk at all, partial or complete loss of vision, among others, according to the clinic.— Anika Reed, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Its induction is accompanied by the establishment of dedicated units focused on managing and deploying autonomous maritime systems, signaling a structural as well as technological shift in naval strategy.— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
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The president ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March, shortly before removing Attorney General Pam Bondi from the Justice Department in early April.— Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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The requirement to print ballots one month before Election Day does not present an insurmountable obstacle to removing candidates; modern technology could facilitate supplemental ballots even within government bureaucracies, making the current restriction outdated.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Utah Valley University has dropped its commencement speaker, Sharon McMahon, after conservative groups criticized her over past comments about Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on campus during his American Comeback Tour in September.— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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The same forces also assassinated Lebanon’s president-elect, Bashir Gemayel, in 1982 and Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in 2005.— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
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In turn, Canadian prosecutors will withdraw all 14 murder charges laid against Kenneth Law, lawyer Matthew Gourlay told CBC News.— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
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When the San Francisco Chronicle published its investigation, Swalwell’s campaign collapsed within 48 hours, indicating that the evidence was sufficiently substantial to immediately persuade political allies, campaign chairs, and fellow Democrats to withdraw their support.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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Nichols was ready to share with jurors his theory of what happened to Kim Langwell the evening she was murdered.— Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Liquid Death chief Mike Cessario will murder conventional marketing.— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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If Bluey uses a wand of asparagus to transform her father into a walrus, her father will behave exactly like a walrus until released from the spell.— Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed just one of the deaths Friday evening, but did not release the identity.— William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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Brown has been rolling with his two best players, Brunson and Towns, on the bench for a few games now, dating back into the regular season.— Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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Lola also shared an insight into just how close her mom and Muldoon, who dated on and off for nearly five years in the '90s, were.— Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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