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taken leave

ADJECTIVE

gone

Synonyms

STRONG

absent consumed decamped deceased departed disappeared disintegrated displaced dissipated dissolved done elapsed ended finished flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn

WEAK

AWOL astray away burned up dead defunct down the drain dried-up extinct no more nonextant not a sign of not here out the window over past taken a powder turned to dust

Antonyms

STRONG

alive existing living present

WEAK

around current

Example Sentences

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Summers has since taken leave from his teaching duties; Harvard, where he served as president from 2001 to 2006, announced it would review information about his Epstein ties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

A South African professor who asked to remain anonymous told the BBC she had taken leave so she could travel to Johannesburg from Free State province to take part in the silent protest.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

I’m Ben Mathis-Lilley, filling in for Jim Newell, who has taken leave to participate in a touring hip-hop version of the Nutcracker called Dr. Crackenstein’s Funky Christmas.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023

The few polls taken leave it unclear which side has an edge, and there are plausible scenarios in favor of both.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2023

He left the rest unsaid; that King Robert would ignore him, Lord Tywin would ask if he had taken leave of his senses, and Jaime would only laugh.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

taken leave

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