takes off

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leave; leave the ground v.
mock, satirize v.

VERB

leave; leave the ground

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast off blow depart disappear get off get out go lift off pull out soar withdraw

WEAK

ascend bear beat it become airborne begone clear out decamp exit go away head hightail hit the road hit the trail light out make quit scram set out shove off split take to the air vamoose

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come come in continue stay

VERB

mock, satirize

Synonyms

WEAK

ape burlesque caricature imitate lampoon mimic parody ridicule send up spoof travesty

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come stay

Example Sentences

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takes off

AMD has benefited from surging demand for server CPUs so far this year as agentic AI, or systems that can carry out tasks with little to no human prompting, takes off.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

It is, however, well positioned to benefit if SMR technology takes off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

More football marketing and media as the new NFL season takes off:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But the pine trees lining Krystal Polk's home, in her family for generations, don't protect her from the data center's deafening drone, which sounds like a jet that never takes off.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Coach P. takes off his cap and scratches his short dark hair so thoroughly it’s like he’s in the shower washing it.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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