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a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
a sitcom that's a takeoff of an old TV show from the 1960s
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Recent Examples of takeoffs
While the more senior controller was coordinating the United emergency response, the other controller took over directing vehicles on the ground while continuing to authorized takeoffs and landings.
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ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
The letter estimated United would have to cut more than 200 takeoffs and landings at peak times this summer, while American would need to cut no more than 40.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
At the same time, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago ranked first worldwide for aircraft movements, meaning the total number of takeoffs and landings.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
In the airport’s 2024 Annual Noise Report, the county reported that takeoffs and landings at the airport jumped from approximately 282,000 in 2023 to nearly 295,000 in 2024.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
In another filing in March, the FAA proposed limiting operations further, to about 2,600 takeoffs and landings per day.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
The Navy ships also bring CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that can perform vertical takeoffs and landings along with helicopters.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Between world wars, Pan Am used the airport for takeoffs and landings of its famous flying boats, the Clippers, eventually leading to the groundbreaking and construction of the airport.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Early accounting suggests that only one air traffic controller may have been on the job at LaGuardia at the time of the crash yesterday, given that the control-tower recording features only one voice clearing taxiing on runways as well as takeoffs and landings.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
The letter estimated United would have to cut more than 200 takeoffs and landings at peak times this summer, while American would need to cut no more than 40.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
At the same time, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago ranked first worldwide for aircraft movements, meaning the total number of takeoffs and landings.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
In the airport’s 2024 Annual Noise Report, the county reported that takeoffs and landings at the airport jumped from approximately 282,000 in 2023 to nearly 295,000 in 2024.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
In another filing in March, the FAA proposed limiting operations further, to about 2,600 takeoffs and landings per day.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
The Navy ships also bring CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that can perform vertical takeoffs and landings along with helicopters.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Between world wars, Pan Am used the airport for takeoffs and landings of its famous flying boats, the Clippers, eventually leading to the groundbreaking and construction of the airport.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Early accounting suggests that only one air traffic controller may have been on the job at LaGuardia at the time of the crash yesterday, given that the control-tower recording features only one voice clearing taxiing on runways as well as takeoffs and landings.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takeoffs
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As part of that, the cadence of launches on Falcon 9 and other rockets to the Moon is likely to increase by something like a factor of 10 due to the need to land rovers, supplies, habitats, communications equipment, and much more to support human activities.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Falcon Heavy’s presence on the Space Coast has been sporadic, with long droughts between launches before.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Broadway, top-heavy with musical parodies and attention-grabbing revivals, is having a strange season by all accounts.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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While the show featured many of the same characters, its format strayed from the sci-fi space narrative of Spaceballs and instead was a series of parodies, each episode serving as a satirical commentary on several contemporary hits, such as Lord of the Rings, American Idol and Harry Potter.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The success of more straightforward spoofs such as Schaffer’s The Naked Gun last year is also reassuring; that film was a classic joke-a-minute throwback that largely worked (for both viewers and critics), more in line with the sort of fare that the Lonely Island made early on.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Retro Rewind players run a Blockbuster Video-like movie-rental store set in the early 1990s, complete with spoofs of real blockbusters of the era.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Takeoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takeoffs. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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