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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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The zoo also participates in The Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan, which aims to help ensure giraffe populations in accredited facilities remain genetically diverse and stable.—
Kendrick Calfee
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement And in STEM, the field responsible for solving humanity’s hardest challenges, disconnection is slowing innovation and narrowing who participates in shaping a better future.—
Reshma Saujani,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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But no need to call in the food critics this year—the Golden Globes eats seemed to pass the taste test.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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But everybody eats…from the drug dealers down on the corner to the CEOs of companies.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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Khabouth, who has met Bichette, says that roughly half the team regularly dines at Animl, which sits just a block and a half from the stadium, often stopping by after games.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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As the director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, in Avondale, Maynard often dines in neighborhoods close to work, including Northside and Clifton.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Partakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partakes. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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