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take away

Definition for take away

verb as in discharge

Strongest matches

empty, off-load, remove, unload

Weak matches

carry away, take off

verb as in discount

verb as in draw back

verb as in intercept

verb as in take

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remove

Strong matches

deduct, discount, eliminate

verb as in wipe

Strongest matches

clean, dry, dust, erase, mop, obliterate, remove, rub, wash

Strong matches

clear, sponge, towel

Weak match

clean off

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None of this is to take away from Forest's performance either.

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All my tools are in there - it had all been taken away from me.

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In such cases, babies and children were taken away after parental competency tests - known in Denmark as FKUs - were used to help assess whether they were fit to be parents.

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“So it’s like you’re taking away another special part of UCLA, but of course everyone understands the upside financially and what the program needs to do in the arms race of college football right now.”

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But “there was no million dollars in the future that was going to take away those moments,” she told MarketWatch.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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