take action
idiom
: to do something : to act in order to get a particular result
The committee is ready to take action.
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Women were encouraged to take action against men who had allegedly harmed them — often upending their lives in the process — only to find that the financial and emotional relief in coming forward might be ephemeral at best, nonexistent at worst.
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Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Neglected and overgrown, the inscription was barely legible until local historian and YouTuber Kevin Cuthbertson recently decided to take action.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The comment went on to challenge the wife to take action.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Neglected and overgrown, the inscription was barely legible until local historian and YouTuber Kevin Cuthbertson recently decided to take action.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The comment went on to challenge the wife to take action.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Take action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20action. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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