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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
Ryan Reynolds partakes in a skit during The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's last taping on May 21.
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partakes
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Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook participates in a board meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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FIAs tend to have lower maximum annual interest earnings and reduce the extent to which the account participates in the returns of the indexes.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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McGinniss watches and lives and eats with the team, painting enchanting portraits of the team hierarchy at work over many-course meals.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The screwworm is actually a fly, which produces a larva that eats live flesh instead of dead material.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Every guest after the first 100 who dines in from Saturday through Monday can get a buy one, get one beef pepper rice.—
Zacharia Washington,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Complimentary valet is available for anyone who dines at Toro Toro before or after a screening.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Partakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partakes. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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