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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
Minimize clutter in your garage, attic, basement, and other areas where stink bugs may take up shelter.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Judith Stanley is a housewife living in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, who takes up photography to fill her long days.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Some of the prosthetic sessions would take up to 10 hours, depending on how much of your body needed to be covered that day.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Lawrence takes up that challenge and then some, with a performance that could have been rendered in broad strokes, and sometimes is, but also relies on small moments, a look in her eyes, a quick movement, to draw us in and keep us there.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Judith Stanley is a housewife living in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, who takes up photography to fill her long days.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Some of the prosthetic sessions would take up to 10 hours, depending on how much of your body needed to be covered that day.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Lawrence takes up that challenge and then some, with a performance that could have been rendered in broad strokes, and sometimes is, but also relies on small moments, a look in her eyes, a quick movement, to draw us in and keep us there.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take up
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Expedia lifted its forecast for full-year revenue growth sharply, thanks in part to 26% quarterly growth in the business-to-business travel division that Gorin ran before becoming CEO.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The plane, an MD-11, lifted off the runway and gained enough altitude to clear a fence at the end of the runway, Inman said during a previous news conference.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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Food and drink There’s no shortage of food options for hotel guests and visitors stopping by at all hours of the day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026
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But generally, fewer people are seeking out these whales, so fewer are being made, partly because people are not drinking as many high-octane, high alcohol beers.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Think of it like borrowing money from your pain-in-the-butt relative who will always want something back in return.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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The new federal loan limits, which are enshrined in the GOP legislation signed by Trump on July 4, cap the amount professional degree students can borrow at $50,000 a year, up to a maximum of $200,000 — well below the average cost of a four-year medical school education.—
Tribune News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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Someone who is unable to work in mainstream punditry because his face no longer fits, but is determined to raise standards among those who do as an outside agitator.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Yet Tapestry—the parent company of Coach—said Gen Z now accounts for roughly 35% of its new customers, helping the brand beat Wall Street expectations and raise its full-year forecast.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Due to the inability to absorb adequate nutrients, the body might become malnourished.—
Pamela Assid Woughter,
Verywell Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Unlike glossy black, this effect absorbs light in a subtle way, creating a richer, more modern visual texture.—
Andrea Carbajal,
Glamour,
9 Jan. 2026
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Resolutions are adopted at the organization’s annual convention each year.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Days later, Reagan and his then-wife, Oscar-winning Jane Wyman, adopted him.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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All of the adults in the study had elevated LDL cholesterol levels despite being on a stable course of lipid-lowering therapy like statins for 30 days or more.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Professional interior designers will often turn to HomeGoods in search of affordable yet stylish finds that will elevate any room.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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For You Page fueling the resurgence—celebrities of all ages have eagerly embraced the trend, too.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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McKenzie and Sebastian's decision to embrace the unexpected made their wedding even better when an opposite reaction to the rain could have ruined the whole celebration.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Take up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20up. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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