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Recent Examples of uptake
The hormone insulin regulates this process by promoting glucose uptake into cells.
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
By the end of March, however, the microalgae’s carbon uptake had jumped, along with the number of cells and the concentration of chlorophyll—proxies for growth and photosynthesis.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
Cancer-prevention researcher Jane Montealegre told AP the rise in uptake of the safe, effective HPV vaccine can be credited for the substantial drop in precancerous lesions.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Given the significant uptake in Medicaid and CHIP enrolment during the pandemic (25 percent), the state has still made a net gain in terms of overall public health care coverage, and many of those de-enrolled were able to transition to the wider insurance marketplace.
—Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
By the end of March, however, the microalgae’s carbon uptake had jumped, along with the number of cells and the concentration of chlorophyll—proxies for growth and photosynthesis.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
Cancer-prevention researcher Jane Montealegre told AP the rise in uptake of the safe, effective HPV vaccine can be credited for the substantial drop in precancerous lesions.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Given the significant uptake in Medicaid and CHIP enrolment during the pandemic (25 percent), the state has still made a net gain in terms of overall public health care coverage, and many of those de-enrolled were able to transition to the wider insurance marketplace.
—Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uptake
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Designed to create the kind of complexion makeup artists like her dream of—and prep the skin for better product absorption—Patinkin’s tools pair stainless-steel safety blades with an ergonomic handle made out of wheat-straw bioplastic.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2025
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This can help slow down the absorption of nutrients from food while not changing the amount of nutrients being absorbed.1 There's little evidence that taking fiber supplements after a meal can prevent gas and bloating.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
20 Mar. 2025
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Garden of Life’s vegan protein powder has 22 grams of protein per serving and five grams of fiber, which helps with your digestion.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Amazon Big Spring Sale: Supplements Deals Spring forward aside, the time is right to improve digestion, rest, and overall well-being.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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Since then there has been a gradual shift in Fitbit strategy, and an assimilation of Fitbit into Google, including its website.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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In his writing, Fink compassionately addressed subjects like women’s participation in tefillin wrapping, assimilation, discrimination and how the Orthodox world treats the LGBTQ community — taking positions that were often at odds with mainstream Orthodox Jewish thought.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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Once again, Mexico seemed to have an understanding of how to manage a testy Concacaf game.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Uptake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uptake. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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