TAKEN EFFECT Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

taken effect

phrase

past participle of take effect

as in worked

to produce a desired effect You'll feel better once the medication takes effect.

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taken hold

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The image painted by El-Sayed of Stevens as a politician beholden to big-money interests had taken hold.

— Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Less than a month out, things are pretty settled, and a kind of nervous anticipation has taken hold.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 July 2026

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