taken in

past participle of take in
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken in
Verb
  • Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Katt's other notable roles included that of teacher Harry Senate on the school drama Boston Public, crooked finance associate Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room, and detective Frank Duggar in Speakeasy.
    Kat Stinson, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Compared to the draft published in March, which was heavily criticized by industry, the final version contained weaker standards for protecting workers.
    Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The tea bags studied by the Barcelona scientists contained polypropylene, cellulose and nylon, but there are many tea bags in stores which are plastic free.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • All of the luggage is made by hand, which gives it an authentic, almost gritty feel that reminds you of a bygone era when passengers boarded steamships with large trunks and fashionable leather bags.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • This week, Finnish commandos boarded an oil tanker that officials suspect had cut through vital underwater cables in the Baltic Sea, including one that carries electricity between Finland and Estonia.
    Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Each brand’s implementation is a bit different, but in general, these hubs use two to 14 planetary gears housed within the hub of the rear wheel.
    Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The animals are housed at a secure, 2,000-acre compound whose location Lamm declined to release.
    David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Students and teachers briefly sheltered within the building, according to school officials.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Between 1850 and 1860, it’s estimated that Harriet sheltered hundreds of people fleeing slavery.
    Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Beijing, meanwhile, has long harbored its own worries about the United States’ ability to access its data.
    Brendan Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2025
  • For years, both artists have harbored plans of recording a full-length album together.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The preview touches on the rage lodged at callous McVeigh.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The charges were the first to be formally lodged by the ICC against Russian officials since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Taken in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20in. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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