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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
This shift encourages courage, joy and a stronger willingness to be yourself and take up space.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
While the impact on consumers takes up most of the attention, there is another group of people who are also impacted by this cycle change as well - the production team at TaylorMade.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
On the open desert road, Racine and Anaia track the other women Man has taken up with, following their trail like hounds.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Another major topic is affordability, which Raman has taken up.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
While the impact on consumers takes up most of the attention, there is another group of people who are also impacted by this cycle change as well - the production team at TaylorMade.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
On the open desert road, Racine and Anaia track the other women Man has taken up with, following their trail like hounds.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Another major topic is affordability, which Raman has taken up.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take up
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All closures were lifted about five hours after they were put in place.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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While a 100kW motor is far too small to lift a commercial airliner, the Strathclyde team views this success as the definitive proof of concept.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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As the two men drink their first soda for nearly a year and wistfully speak of clean clothes, another first-person view drone is heard overhead in the city of Kramatorsk, sending locals scattering.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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This is a time when TCM has never been more popular, with practices including acupuncture, as well as cupping, herbal medicine, and other somatic therapies (or something as simple as drinking warm water) going mainstream in the Western world.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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Whether stolen, borrowed, or bought, public trash cans from various cities—New York, Berlin, Rome, and Bolzano—are sparsely distributed across the hall.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Byron Bay is half an hour away (borrow an Audi from the hotel), where some of the hottest names in Australian food are making their mark—ask the concierge to book you in to Fleet or Harvest.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Families living in barndominiums have made choices to own animals, raise their own crops and garden, get outside and play.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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He was recently asked about raising taxes on the rich.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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There is no version of this where producers absorb tens of billions of dollars in new liability and don’t pass it on.—
Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Place an open box in a discreet corner of the bathroom to absorb unwanted odors over several months.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Rick and Mary Kay adopted them.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Since the electron’s motional states are quantized, the resonator adopts one or two states during the experimental procedure, which is the potential building block of a qubit.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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When Tracy was elevated from Triple-A to the big leagues Breslow didn’t rule out hiring a permanent manager midseason.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Now, it is well understood that some scholars partial to the ancients will attempt to elevate the 1927 Yankees, led by the stoical Lou Gehrig and the epicurean Babe Ruth, as the finest of all teams to play in the city.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Why writers should embrace the chaotic process of play.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The two smiled and embraced one another while holding a sonogram.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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“Take up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20up. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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