Minus
Minus noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.
Taking
Taking adjective - Very pleasing to look at.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Speaking of Bad Company and Paul Rodgers, the band reunited in 1986 minus Rodgers, hiring Brian Howe as his replacement and taking on a more contemporary hard rock sound.
Source: The Band Minus the Face -
Death by Gluttony: Grandma Georgina barely avoids this when she is stopped from taking six Wonka-Vite pills, which would have made her minus 42 years old!
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His comic self was no slouch, but in "The Strongest One There Is," he easily defeats the Agents (minus A-Bomb), even taking out Hulk with little effort.
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