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as in to eat
to take a meal
"let us partake," our minister declared, unfolding his napkin and eyeing the feast laid out before us
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Recent Examples of partake
There are many ways to partake in Samhain.
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Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
The World's Tallest Glass Tree Festival returns to Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay this December, inviting tens of thousands of visitors from Wisconsin and Illinois and beyond to partake in the creation of a 36-foot glass Christmas tree made from molten, recycled glass.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
There are many other Día de los Muertos celebrations in the coming days, though a large gathering isn’t necessary to partake in the spirit of the holiday.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Throughout those seasons, Benedict was the aloof middle brother, too busy drinking too much and partaking in gender-indiscriminate dalliances to want to settle down.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for partake
Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
The World's Tallest Glass Tree Festival returns to Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay this December, inviting tens of thousands of visitors from Wisconsin and Illinois and beyond to partake in the creation of a 36-foot glass Christmas tree made from molten, recycled glass.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
There are many other Día de los Muertos celebrations in the coming days, though a large gathering isn’t necessary to partake in the spirit of the holiday.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Throughout those seasons, Benedict was the aloof middle brother, too busy drinking too much and partaking in gender-indiscriminate dalliances to want to settle down.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for partake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partake
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Filippenko did not participate in the new research, but his work has established a strong foundation for active galactic nuclei physics.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Paris Agreement hits its 10th anniversary and COP30 brings an important deadline for participating countries to update their emissions reduction plans which, so far have fallen short of the Paris targets.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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During the week, Aluko had described lying in bed at the height of the controversy, depressed and unable to eat.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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While about 10% of adults worldwide report bloating, fatigue or gut pain after eating foods containing gluten, only 16% to 30% of those cases show true gluten-specific reactions, the paper found.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Research from the National Restaurant Association shows that 54% of full-service operators — including 67% of fine-dining operators — say their restaurants sometimes add a service charge or automatic gratuity to customer checks.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Here is some of the latest in dining news from across San Diego County, as well as some upcoming events for foodies.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Partake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partake. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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