Synonyms of take
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as in to hold 
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as in to get
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as in to choose
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as in to buy
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as in to accommodate
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as in to hold
to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms
take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd
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as in to have
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
will you take that call? took a cut in pay
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as in to get
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
if you don't cover your head in this weather, you'll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend
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as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
you can take the white side this time, since I got to be white for our last chess game
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as in to buy
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
I'll take two cheeseburgers to go, please
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as in to need
to have as a requirement
it will take a lot of courage to stand up for what is right
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as in to stand
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't take anymore of your whining about your former boyfriend
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as in to believe
to regard as right or true
I think we can take his word for it
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as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
I know we can take that team
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as in to manage
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
let's take each problem separately
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as in to receive
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
the school takes only a small percentage of the thousands of applicants
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as in to kill
to deprive of life
I never thought heart disease would take such an athletic and health-conscious person
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as in reaction
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior
what's your take on the announcement that the senior vice president is taking an early retirement?
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as in yield
the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time
who will win the poker tournament and collect the whole take?
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as in share
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
because there were so many winners of the jackpot, each person's take will be smaller than expected
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as in interpretation
a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)
despite its contemporary setting, this take on King Lear isn't particularly novel or insightful
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Recent Examples of take
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Disney has already taken steps to integrate Hulu and Disney+.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 3 Aug. 2025
But the 1978 take has Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy, and one of the most spine-tingling endings of all time.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, even if the robot slur trend died tomorrow, whatever took its place would most likely be equally rooted in shocking and controversial language.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Disney has already taken steps to integrate Hulu and Disney+.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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Find our takes below, ranked from worst (one star) to best (five stars).
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 3 Aug. 2025
But the 1978 take has Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy, and one of the most spine-tingling endings of all time.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take
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He is being held without bond at the Washington County Detention Center.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
8 Aug. 2025
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Regardless of what the future holds, Roman Anthony has set himself and his family up for life, and the Red Sox have locked in yet another piece of their future at a reasonable rate.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Padres relievers had the better game, but the Kershaw-Vásquez result was a two-run deficit.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Rapids, who sat in 10th when Mihailovic departed, have seven games to go in the regular season.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Senators’ previous owner, the late Eugene Melnyk, put the wheels in motion for a potential project at LeBreton Flats back in 2016, but was never able to get the project off the ground.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Students apply separately to get into magnet programs.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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In 2020, 63 percent chose Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The real question is whether those chairs are filled with people who are engaged, performing at their best, and choosing to be there.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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American consumers and businesses buy pharmaceutical drugs, precious stones and textiles and apparel from India, among other goods.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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From instant vendor payments and peer-to-peer transfers to buy now, pay later (BNPL) options and travel insurance offered right at the point of booking, the way people and businesses engage with financial services is evolving at a breakneck pace.—
Wendy Cai-Lee,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement The truth is, Trump needed a deal more than Putin did.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Set four years after the events of the original film, Nobody 2 finds Hutch back at work as full-time assassin, mainly because a criminal organization bankrolled the $30 million Hutch needed to pay back the Russian mob after burning their gigantic stash of cash in the 2021 film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The result is an infrastructure network that's not just reactive, but resilient—designed to accommodate diverse user needs and reduce grid strain during peak demand.—
Bryan Mistele,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The central lawn was one of the most notable features of President John F. Kennedy's iconic Rose Garden redesign in the early 1960s, which allowed room to accommodate more high-profile events by moving the flowers, shrubs and trees to the perimeter of the space.—
Kyler Alvord,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The district started working on the project just two weeks before the 2025 Summerfest, hiring GrandStand, a company that creates event management apps, to bring the concept to life.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
9 Aug. 2025
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Alt spent 15 minutes after practice working on pass-protection sets with Trey Pipkins, who will move into the starting lineup.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Take.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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