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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it
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as in to borrow
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry
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Recent Examples of take up
Members of the department’s gang/narcotic divisions overdose response team took up the investigation Wednesday, March 19, and spoke with both staff and parents, deputies said.
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
These days, Solomon has taken up beekeeping, trading the pulpit for a stainless steel smoker.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
The process is expected to take up to an hour, according to SpaceX.
Medical checks will be performed before the astronauts board a helicopter to the airport.
—NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
It was tucked in the corner of the larger bedroom, and half of it was taken up with a copper water heater.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
These days, Solomon has taken up beekeeping, trading the pulpit for a stainless steel smoker.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
The process is expected to take up to an hour, according to SpaceX.
Medical checks will be performed before the astronauts board a helicopter to the airport.
—NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
It was tucked in the corner of the larger bedroom, and half of it was taken up with a copper water heater.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take up
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Richards says watching Newcastle United lift the Carabao Cup before the international break — ending their 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy — only fuelled his desire to help Palace to the first major trophy in their history.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Think about it this way, a rising tide lifts all boats.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Tonya drinks too much and is blacked out most of the time.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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Currently, more than 200 million Americans, or about 75% of the population, drink fluoridated water.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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For Max, the entire situation is — to borrow an acronym oft-used by American GIs during World War II — FUBAR.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ahmad borrowed money for a $1,300 Pakistani visa so the State Department’s Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts, or CARE, team could evacuate him to Islamabad in May 2023.—
Beth Bailey,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Questions have been raised for years regarding the level of care at the institution.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
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By comparison, Fine raised less than $1 million between November 26, 2024, and March 3.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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The problem that absorbed them takes a key theme in mathematics and turns it into a concrete tool for group theorists.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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Huge fans blow outside air across a liquid that absorbs carbon dioxide molecules.—
David Pogue,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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On May 23, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare March 1 as World Seagrass Day.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Then, in 1996, a group of virtuosos from its heyday adopted the name for themselves and for their Grammy-winning album.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Bottom Line Strong building materials elevate too-familiar design.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, which was elevated into a separate agency under the Biden administration to oversee tasks like the pandemic stockpile, will be abosrbed into the CDC.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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The two embraced, reveling in No. 12 seed McNeese’s 69-67 upset victory over No. 5 seed Clemson in an NCAA tournament Midwest Regional first round game.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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This is a time to step into the spotlight, take risks and embrace your passions with pride.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Take up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20up. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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