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as in lifted
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 borrowed
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 Synonyms for took up
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As part of the plan, the United States immediately lifted its pause on sharing intelligence with Ukraine, and will resume security assistance to that country, which was invaded by Russia more than three years ago.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Raymond James analyst David Long also said Wells Fargo’s operating losses would likely narrow even further if the cap were to be lifted.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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After that game, Sinner drank some pickle juice and had the trainer work on his right hamstring.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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And overall mortality from any cause was also found to be lower among those who drank in moderation compared with those who never drank.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Three years later, Stack borrowed another $60 million from GE Capital, this time to buy out his investors.—
Jemima McEvoy,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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The brothers learned as teenagers that their father had borrowed money through a federal program to drill for wells, and wound up $4 million in debt, including interest, when the wells failed, with the land pledged as collateral.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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Many of its members had been directly affected by the war on drugs and her association with the plant raised eyebrows.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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He was born and raised in southeast Missouri.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2025
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Built in the 17th century, the national monument is made of native coquina stones, which absorbed or deflected enemy projectiles, giving the Spanish an advantage.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Tariffs are passed on to consumers, not absorbed by exporting nations.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Apr. 2025
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There was even a handwritten letter from my birth mom, written the day I was adopted.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Somewhere there is a happy medium to be found between the overbroad rules of the previous administration and the complete absence of rules for domestic companies that the present administration has now adopted.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Ennis was elevated to full champion status in November 2023 when the sanctioning body stripped Terence Crawford of the belt not long after Crawford unified the welterweight titles with a win over Errol Spence Jr.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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While his draft stock elevated, the Cowboys kept losing games.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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But when they're swallowed, those beads quickly expand to many times their original size, causing bowel blockages.—
Ryan Murphy,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Tiny batteries used to power items like remote controls or small electronic toys are extremely dangerous if swallowed.—
Ryan Murphy,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Took up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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