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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 project could take up to three years and cost taxpayers as much as $30 million.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Standos do most anything that much larger tongs can do better, yet don’t take up nearly so much real estate on your counter or in your dishwasher.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
Larry David took up a comfortable residency on a white sofa and let friends come to him.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
While Uruguay's retirement visa may take up to two years to obtain, retirees can begin living in Uruguay without it, according to SmartAsset.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Standos do most anything that much larger tongs can do better, yet don’t take up nearly so much real estate on your counter or in your dishwasher.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
Larry David took up a comfortable residency on a white sofa and let friends come to him.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
While Uruguay's retirement visa may take up to two years to obtain, retirees can begin living in Uruguay without it, according to SmartAsset.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take up
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Security officials confirmed the base is safe and the lockdown has been lifted.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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In interviews with Reuters and The Associated Press, Steiner said that without congressional action to lift the agency’s $15 billion statutory debt limit, USPS could struggle to pay vendors or employees by February 2027.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The food and drink Food and drink are taken seriously here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Nowadays, locals frequent the restaurant for lunch, dinner and drinks seven days a week.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
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The city is one of a handful in Florida to have a triple bond rating, which lets the city borrow money at a cheaper rate for projects.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes that meant borrowing from siblings and restyling items into something that looked like his own.—
J.M. Banks
March 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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He’s known as someone who could raise the tide of an entire defense based on his football IQ and his propensity for getting his teammates properly aligned.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Rochester Township Council held its regular meeting on Thursday evening, and it was packed with people who were raising concerns about chemical odors lingering in their neighborhood.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The cushiony cream is packed with Blue Hyaluronic Acid, a micro-sized form of HA that absorbs quickly and delivers long-lasting hydration.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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If there have been too many mini-resets for the comfort of the supporters, a strength of Howe’s Newcastle has been absorbing lessons and responding, at least some of the time.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Large technology firms are driving the most advanced and financially meaningful AI integration, while consumer and industrial companies are adopting the technology more selectively to improve efficiency.—
Lee Ying Shan,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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According to the resolution adopted at the time, a housing trust fund maintained by the city will receive dollars from various sources ranging from the city's general fund to private-sector contributions.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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East of the red flag warning areas, where winds will be lighter in central and eastern Missouri, there are still elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions, according to the weather service.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Those stakes have been elevated the past week for the Heat and the response has been loss, loss, loss.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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The garden was a jungle, overrun with vegetation, but its designer owners embraced the task as a labor of love.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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Haidilao has long embraced artificial intelligence and robotics in its restaurants around the world, including in its smart restaurant in Beijing, which features robot servers and automatic broth-mixing machines.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Take up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20up. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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