Synonyms of take
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as in to hold 
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as in to get
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as in to choose
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as in to buy
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as in to accommodate
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as in to hold
to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms
take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd
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as in to have
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
will you take that call? took a cut in pay
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as in to get
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
if you don't cover your head in this weather, you'll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend
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as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
you can take the white side this time, since I got to be white for our last chess game
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as in to buy
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
I'll take two cheeseburgers to go, please
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as in to need
to have as a requirement
it will take a lot of courage to stand up for what is right
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as in to stand
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't take anymore of your whining about your former boyfriend
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as in to believe
to regard as right or true
I think we can take his word for it
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as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
I know we can take that team
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as in to manage
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
let's take each problem separately
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as in to receive
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
the school takes only a small percentage of the thousands of applicants
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as in to kill
to deprive of life
I never thought heart disease would take such an athletic and health-conscious person
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as in reaction
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior
what's your take on the announcement that the senior vice president is taking an early retirement?
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as in yield
the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time
who will win the poker tournament and collect the whole take?
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as in share
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
because there were so many winners of the jackpot, each person's take will be smaller than expected
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as in interpretation
a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)
despite its contemporary setting, this take on King Lear isn't particularly novel or insightful
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Recent Examples of take
Jay Harris, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
The Huntersville Board of Commissioners takes the final vote on March 18.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Anthony Roy, then the nation’s leading scorer at 25.7 points per game, was late to an early December practice and missed a shootaround the next day, prompting Gottlieb to bench him for a game, creating a magnetic field for takes.
—Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Kulusevski has featured in all 38 of Tottenham’s fixtures this season across four competitions and that workload is obviously taking a toll.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
The Huntersville Board of Commissioners takes the final vote on March 18.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
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Working with cinematographer Guo Daming (Paths of the Soul), Huo stages that and many other sequences in roving long takes, allowing the action to play out in its entirety and framing the characters against the surrounding village and fields.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Anthony Roy, then the nation’s leading scorer at 25.7 points per game, was late to an early December practice and missed a shootaround the next day, prompting Gottlieb to bench him for a game, creating a magnetic field for takes.
—Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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In contrast, the U.S. criminal justice system holds public hearings, jails and prisons publish rosters of detainees, and criminal charges and sentences are made public.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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And while the Gaels currently hold opposing teams to a paltry 31.8 percent on 3-point shooting, the analytics community views 3-point defense as mostly variance or, in simpler terms, luck.—
Brett Koremenos,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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With the championship game in sight, both teams have plenty to play for in what promises to be a thrilling international showdown.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Terps need to make up ground in the standings to earn the Big Ten tournament’s coveted double bye, but that’s just one benchmark for a team that has larger ones in mind.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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His efforts to foster ties with Trump have prompted many Democrats to speculate that Adams was trying to get the president to pardon him or otherwise quash his prosecution.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation would get $3.4 million in funding for 22 new positions, including seven new intelligence analysts, a new aviation crew and two victim service workers.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Their rollout has not always gone smoothly: Many officers choose not to activate them, leading some departments to use cameras that activate automatically as a gun is removed from a holster, for example.—
Thomas C. Zambito,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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However, a 2023 Gallup poll found that this demographic is much less likely to choose an electric vehicle as their car of choice.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Beaverton resident Abbas Shafii bought the jackpot-winning ticket on Jan. 17 at a Fred Meyer store in Beaverton, about 8 miles west of Portland, the Oregon Lottery announced Friday.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Talk to happy customers Book a call with someone who bought from you, but not to sell them more stuff.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Green will need to back up this claim with strong play down the stretch of the season.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The challenge surgically, if that is what is needed, is the ability of the eyelid to remain functional to cover the eye and close.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Department of Education is expected to provide guidance in the coming weeks, and loan servicers will need time to adjust their systems to accommodate borrowers transitioning to new repayment plans.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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The bike also accommodates up to five individual profiles.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Baldwin, who works as a program manager for a nonprofit that holds classes and workshops for seniors, gets small raises sporadically and hasn’t received a bump in two years.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Flack not only knew of the ballad, but used it while working with a glee club during her years as an educator.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Take.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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