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as in lifted
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 borrowed
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 taken up
That deal included a £25million ($33m) option to make the move permanent, which was not taken up by Everton.
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Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Similar incidents, like the explosion of SpaceX's Falcon 9 at LC-40 in 2016, have taken up to twice as long to recover from.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
27 June 2026
The first issue taken up by the appeals court was whether the district court should have granted the UPEPA special motion filed by Adam, Austin and Arica.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The bulk of the complex is taken up by six long batting cages, at least four extendable pitching mounds and a 100-feet-by-30-feet practice field.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 June 2026
Like her mom—who is a fan of classical music—Charlotte has also taken up playing the piano, proving that her passion for music extends beyond her rotating car DJ role.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
Set the scene On its return to the emirate, the brand has taken up residence on the first 18 floors of the 52-storey Palm Tower skyscraper, one of the tallest in Dubai.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Soon, the group had taken up most of the grassy stretch behind the walkway, their beer cans, bags of chips, and pouches of tobacco scattered all around.
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Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
But lately access has been restricted to pedestrians, too, as the plaza just in front of the White House fence has been partially taken up by construction equipment for the construction of the new East Wing ballroom.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 May 2026
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Similar incidents, like the explosion of SpaceX's Falcon 9 at LC-40 in 2016, have taken up to twice as long to recover from.
—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
27 June 2026
The first issue taken up by the appeals court was whether the district court should have granted the UPEPA special motion filed by Adam, Austin and Arica.
—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The bulk of the complex is taken up by six long batting cages, at least four extendable pitching mounds and a 100-feet-by-30-feet practice field.
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 June 2026
Like her mom—who is a fan of classical music—Charlotte has also taken up playing the piano, proving that her passion for music extends beyond her rotating car DJ role.
—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
Set the scene On its return to the emirate, the brand has taken up residence on the first 18 floors of the 52-storey Palm Tower skyscraper, one of the tallest in Dubai.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Soon, the group had taken up most of the grassy stretch behind the walkway, their beer cans, bags of chips, and pouches of tobacco scattered all around.
—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
But lately access has been restricted to pedestrians, too, as the plaza just in front of the White House fence has been partially taken up by construction equipment for the construction of the new East Wing ballroom.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken up
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He was replaced by Victor Robles, who got hit by a pitch on the right wrist in the bottom of the third and was lifted in favor of Weston Wilson in the fifth.
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This bikini’s feminine sweetheart neckline offers a classic, lifted silhouette made for beach days or backyard pool parties.
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In fact, the Department of Energy estimates that about 76 percent of the sunlight that hits a standard double-pane window is absorbed as heat, making things hotter.
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First, its molecules prefer to sit on the surface of the skin rather than being more readily absorbed into the bloodstream, which can occur for some formulations.
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But that was little comfort to tech investors, who are concerned that short-term inflation will increase the debt burden of mega-cap companies that have borrowed large amounts of money to fund their artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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When confronted about their pollution, industry executives often have blamed consumers, using tactics borrowed from and shared with Big Tobacco, according to a Chicago Tribune review of thousands of government, scientific and internal industry documents.
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The loss threatened the summer learning session, but on Sunday, the community stepped up at an impromptu fundraiser that raised spirits and funds.
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He was raised in Tiberias and Eilat, outside Israel’s traditional centers of power and influence.
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Reiner also adopted Tracy Reiner, 61, the daughter of his first wife, the late actress and filmmaker Penny Marshall.
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Born in China, she was adopted to the Bay Area and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Film Studies.
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Even though the monarchy no longer exists in Rwanda, so revered are the cows that the traditional gifting and exchanging them among kingdoms has been embraced by Kagame.
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Following in line with liberals such as late-night host Bill Maher, Carville expressed concern that Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier, and Brad Lander have embraced antisemitic positions out of line with the establishment, among other policies.
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And the journeys that people have taken on the Mississippi River since time immemorial, frankly, is really astounding.
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Taxpayers will be shelling out a big slice of their taxes to service debt taken on in the past to finance government spending in years gone by.
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“Taken up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20up. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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