took 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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took off

That deadline was blown, but the fundraising took off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

For Kline, the name truly took off when it became the acronym AI, associated with the stratospheric growth of companies such as OpenAI.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

About two and half hours after the plane took off from Dubai International Airport it begun to plunge sharply.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The group, called Purple Reign, never took off, nor did the solo tracks she began releasing after Purple Reign split up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Laurence untied the strap and Bat took off the apron.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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