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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it
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as in to borrow
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry
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Recent Examples of take up
The recovery timeline for such a procedure is typically four to six months, but in some cases, a full recovery can take up to a year.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
News round-up Frenkie de Jong has taken up a new contract at Barca, running to 2029.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
During this time, Chinese workers took up laundry work, which offered economic opportunity for the early immigrants despite legal and social hardships.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Case grows cold After the workers found the remains, the medical examiner’s office took up the case, police said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
News round-up Frenkie de Jong has taken up a new contract at Barca, running to 2029.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
During this time, Chinese workers took up laundry work, which offered economic opportunity for the early immigrants despite legal and social hardships.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Case grows cold After the workers found the remains, the medical examiner’s office took up the case, police said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take up
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The research team also revealed that the robots can change their shape and gait to adapt to different terrains or to perform a variety of functions, such as gripping and lifting objects.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Oct. 2025
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Two teaspoons of baking powder lift the dense cookie dough into puffy masterpieces.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Federline claims that Britney Spears drank while pregnant and did cocaine while breastfeeding in new excerpts from the former dancer’s upcoming memoir, published in several news outlets.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Follow the flickering jack-o-lanterns to The Meadow for games, music and seasonal food and drink around the firepits.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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To borrow a cliche, the M’s feel like the team of destiny.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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In the novel, Laura knocks on the door, hoping to borrow mascara, and the girl in question answers the door, even lending her the mascara.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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For the event, which raises money for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Gomez exuded old Hollywood elegance in a glamorous black gown featuring sparkly embellishments.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Sanders backed Platner’s campaign, and the senatorial hopeful has raised millions of dollars for his campaign.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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The posts from my friends and family are still there, but they are absorbed into the flow of brain rot and advertising.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cysteine's effects were noted more in the small intestine than any other part of the digestive tract, likely because the small intestine is where most protein is absorbed, the researchers noted.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Johnstons adopted Alex on May 17, 2008.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Investors and regulators should adopt transparent, comparable metrics so capital rewards genuine impact, not greenwash.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Utah incident showed how counter protesters, too, can elevate tensions.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Sides and sauces, each carefully chosen, elevated every meal.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Oct. 2025
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Jodie Turner-Smith Jodie Turner-Smith embraced extravagant beaded detailing in her Georges Chakra look.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood Leans In All of this has put Hollywood on notice, and the traditional entertainment industry is showing more eagerness to embrace the creator economy.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Take up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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