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as in participated
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 ate
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 partook
Meghan Markle partook in a new social media trend on Friday, January 16.
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Also in the Update portion of the night, Michael Che and Colin Jost partook in a one-sided joke swap.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
China never partook in these sanctions.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the week leading up to the election, Kinloch partook in nightly listening sessions with community groups and residents across the city who invited him to speak, campaign volunteer Cedrick Scott told the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Also in the Update portion of the night, Michael Che and Colin Jost partook in a one-sided joke swap.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
China never partook in these sanctions.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the week leading up to the election, Kinloch partook in nightly listening sessions with community groups and residents across the city who invited him to speak, campaign volunteer Cedrick Scott told the Free Press.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partook
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Throughout the two and a half weeks of chat logs between September and October obtained by the Herald, the secretary of the county’s Republican Party, Abel Carvajal, participated occasionally and deleted some messages, but didn’t shut the chat down.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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But the county has a history of underperforming statewide turnout numbers, raising questions among Democrats about how results might change if Mecklenburg voters participated at higher rates.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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The team chartered into Miami on a flight from Italy on Monday, and then dined together in Miami Beach and visited a nightclub where hundreds of fans clamored to get inside.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The duo recently dined at Enrico Bartolini al Mudec in Milan.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Partook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partook. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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