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as in participates
to take a share or part
we should all partake of the city's rich cultural offerings while we have the opportunity
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as in eats
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 partakes
Busy Philipps partakes in a Zumba class in New York City over the weekend.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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So does a scene in which a nonverbal, neurodivergent member of the community named Ghazal (Bartley Booz) eats a piece of paper that’s probably Peter’s suicide note.—
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The revolution eats its own, yet again.—
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“Partakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partakes. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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