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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
Fritz took out the Russian, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4)) and will No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion who has won 23 straight matches after beating Britain’s Cam Norrie in straight sets on Tuesday.
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
In the last few months of the campaign, the Iranians were very serious, as our book shows, about wanting to take out the President.
—ABC News, 6 July 2025
Cena accidentally took out the referee Dan Engler, leading to a GTS and a visual pinfall by Punk.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The Israeli military said in a statement that its fighter jets struck a site used by Hezbollah to manage its fire and defense array in the area and is part of a significant underground project that was completely taken out of use.
—Ahmad Mantash, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
In the last few months of the campaign, the Iranians were very serious, as our book shows, about wanting to take out the President.
—ABC News, 6 July 2025
Cena accidentally took out the referee Dan Engler, leading to a GTS and a visual pinfall by Punk.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The Israeli military said in a statement that its fighter jets struck a site used by Hezbollah to manage its fire and defense array in the area and is part of a significant underground project that was completely taken out of use.
—Ahmad Mantash, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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More gossip was unleashed when Albert was photographed with his son Alexandre Grimaldi, daughter Jazmin Grace Grimaldi and Nicole Coste, Alexandre’s mother, in 2023.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Matteson said another natural disaster could happen living so close to the Guadalupe River, which rose after slow-moving thunderstorms unleashed a summer’s worth of rain in a few hours.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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The black paint on accompanying bicycle pumps also exceeded federal lead limits for paint.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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On June 12, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accompanied ICE agents to Huntington Park, with a film crew tailing her.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Machado, now 21 months removed from elbow surgery, is batting .293, 13 percentage points above his career average.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Aside from the obvious benefits—not struggling to remove shoes; not having to walk in stocking feet, or worse, barefoot through security; and not having to re-shoe after security, the entire process should be faster and more efficient.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Israel has also assassinated much of the terror organization’s top leadership.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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Mark Pellington directs the conspiracy thriller about a troubled veteran (Gladstone) struggling with addiction who is recruited by a contractor (Cranston) for a covert government plot to assassinate a high-level politician.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
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Topline Half of the roughly 4,000 National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles last month amid immigration raid protests will be withdrawn, the Trump administration announced Tuesday, calling off the soldiers weeks after California Gov. Gavin Newsom unsuccessfully tried to block their deployment.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Stanley said crews were initially able to fight the fire near a chlorine leak at a water treatment facility, but eventually had to withdraw due to safety concerns for pilots who could breathe toxic fumes.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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Since 2006, actor Michael C. Hall has embodied the methodical killer, with a code for only murdering bad people on Dexter, and the television universe has continued to shock viewers ever since.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Paul Russell, president of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, said tribal communities have for many years faced crises involving missing and murdered Indigenous persons without any advanced emergency systems to help locate those people.—
Chris Woodward,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
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Just last month, Stray Kids released its new EP, Hollow, but the project didn’t make much of a commercial impact in the United States.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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An independent inquiry into Wallace’s conduct on MasterChef will be published imminently, while next week, the BBC is expected to release an internal review into the failings that led to documentary, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, being narrated by the child of a Hamas minister.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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Over his last 60 games dating to May 7, a little more than a full third of the season, Rafaela is now batting .301 with 12 homers, 33 RBI and a .906 OPS.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Just 42% of CEOs of small and midsize companies plan to add to their staffs in the next year, lowest on record dating to 2003, according to a June survey by Vistage, a CEO networking group.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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“Take out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20out. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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