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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
Both stars have effectively moved on from the Conjuring Universe, which took up residence in their lives starting with the franchise's first movie, released in 2013.
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EW.com, 6 May 2025
Fact checked by Sarah Scott Minecraft, Roblox, and Fortnite are just some of the popular games taking up Gen Alpha's time.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 6 May 2025
The high court declined to take up a challenge to Mississippi's near-total ban on advertising medical marijuana.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Note that gray or blue colorways ship faster, around two-to-four weeks, while the moss green sofas can take up to six to eight weeks.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2025
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EW.com, 6 May 2025
Fact checked by Sarah Scott Minecraft, Roblox, and Fortnite are just some of the popular games taking up Gen Alpha's time.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 6 May 2025
The high court declined to take up a challenge to Mississippi's near-total ban on advertising medical marijuana.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Note that gray or blue colorways ship faster, around two-to-four weeks, while the moss green sofas can take up to six to eight weeks.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take up
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Colorful murals, many by women artists, greeted me at every turn; one by illustrator Brooke Smart, depicting women lifting each other up, reflects the ethos of the district.—
Carley Thornell,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2025
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To further lift morale, staff organised a barbecue at the training ground, which went down well with the players.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Crumble Smith recommends using half your body weight as a starting point to figure out how many ounces per day to drink.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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The 2018 vintage is exceptional and is drinking perfectly right now.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
15 May 2025
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The floors are wood, the photography is vintage and the phones and fridges look like they were borrowed from a 1950s film set.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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Leave a comment View Comments Also borrowing from nature is landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith, whose proposal incorporates a replica of a centuries-old oak tree from Windsor Great Park, once the private hunting grounds of the late Queen’s former residence, Windsor Castle.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Now 10 and 8 years old, respectively, Hilty and Gallagher are raising their children in New York City.—
Marissa G. Muller,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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The fundraiser is to be held Tuesday between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Smyth raised $34,000 in campaign contributions, the Nancy on Norwalk website reports, in the first four weeks after announcing her candidacy in March.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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The experience felt a little like getting unexpectedly absorbed in a trashy episode of reality TV, but also like suddenly realizing that a conversation that started in the shallows of small talk has at some point drifted into the deep waters of meaning.—
Peter C. Baker,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
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The government would absorb or benefit from any difference.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Charvel said the budget problems for the ongoing fiscal year can also be blamed partly on the Trump administration, which has made economic moves that city officials say would have been hard to predict when the budget was adopted last summer.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
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One of the plans was adopted by a 14-11 vote for football only, and now Barnum vows to appeal on procedural grounds and believes his fellow Mission League members will look to leave the CAA and form their own area.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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Another benefit is that a mix of vintage pieces, textures, and splurge items elevates the affordable, mass-market items in your home.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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For the Cowboys, who have one of the most physical offensive lines in the league, chock-full of first-round picks, his effort as a run blocker has to be elevated.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Ellie is closer than ever to finding Abby, closer than ever to avenging Joel’s death, closer than ever to embracing the dark turn her love for him has taken.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025
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Differentiating, the final pillar, is about embracing what makes humans unique.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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“Take up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20up. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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