take up

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Recent Examples of take up In a post on BlueSky, Weiner added that Trump is trying to fire Weintraub as the FEC takes up dozens of complaints from the 2024 election, including matters involving billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, Trump's largest donor of the campaign. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 Whether your significant other is already a keen artist or she’s expressed an interest in taking up painting, these quality watercolors make a great gift. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025 Rickey took up the fans on an offer to go hunt wild boar. Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025 The visual field of each print is almost entirely taken up by spread legs, muscled bellies, erect or semi-erect penises, yielding buttocks, and hands in motion. Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for take up 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for take up
Verb
  • The pieces were lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge with other parts recovered from the flight that took off from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday for Washington's Reagan National Airport with 60 passengers and four crew members on board.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Written by Jon Randall and Matt Nolen, this song features gentle guitar and restrained percussion lifting its message, contemplating the possibility of an afterlife filled with horses, musing that thunder is a band of angels riding on horses across the skies.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Related article Is drinking alcohol bad for your health?
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The Baltimore area is seeing changes in its food and drink scene with Fuzzies Burgers partnering with Atlas Restaurant Group, Lost Ark Distilling ending its eight years in business and GameOn in Federal Hill closing in March.
    Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Companies also borrowed stylistically from the way Apple approached the task.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Pedraza has borrowed $20 million over the last three years (first from a New York growth fund called Level Equity, more recently from JPMorgan) to buy out his early investors.
    Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The event raised $3.5 million for pediatric cancer research.
    Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The initiative has raised $63,000 in native tokens toward its $100,000 smart contract milestone for 2024.
    Sara Smith, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • There has been more than 650,000 square feet of office absorbed by the market since the beginning of this year.
    Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
  • High blood sugar triggers the body to produce more insulin, which then causes cells to absorb glucose and use it for energy.
    Shiv Sudhakar, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that any aid will be contingent upon the Golden State adopting policies to prevent future blazes.
    Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The critical measurement ignited questions about whether the NFL should adopt a form of ball-tracking technology.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Shiseido Urban Environment Mineral Sunscreen SPF 42 $38 SEPHORA Think of this oil-free SPF as a little luxury to elevate your daily routine.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The White House’s hostility toward DEI has elevated the stakes for corporations already grappling with how to navigate the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion amid a growing culture war, experts said.
    Russell Leung, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Amid those incremental changes, Stars players are embracing the opportunity for a fresh start in 2025.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg has embraced Trump and has chosen to deprioritize diversity and eliminate fact-checking, a move widely seen as a victory for the president.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025

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“Take up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20up. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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