took

past tense of take
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as in accommodated
to make or have room for I think we can take two more in this elevator

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as in wrought
to produce a desired effect it will be a few hours before this medication takes

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of took Khusnutdinov took a pass from Pastrnak but wasted no time in sending it right back to Pastrnak, who beat Vanecek between the pads. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025 The Broncos began isolating their playmakers one-on-one, and Nix took advantage. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025 Leavitt took the snap and darted right, headed for the first-down marker on the sideline. Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 When my dear friend from Louisiana, Julia Letlow, was elected to fill the seat of her deceased husband because of COVID, Nancy Pelosi took days to swear her in. ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025 The Enciso family split up in their Chicago suburb – the parents and the eldest son were stopping at a store and then getting breakfast, while the older sister took her siblings to a donut shop for her little brother’s birthday treat. Maria Santana, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025 The movie also took home Academy Awards for Best Actor (Hopkins), Best Actress (Foster), Best Director (Jonathan Demme), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally). Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025 With the Chiefs facing fourth-and-3 inside the 10-yard-line, kicker Harrison Butker took a couple of steps off the sideline before Reid waved him back. Sam McDowell 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025 Henninger took her concerns to the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed suit in April, saying the administration's actions violated the First Amendment. Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took
Verb
  • The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • On two occasions in recent months, the Oakland City Council has had the opportunity to leave ABC behind and award the contract to Allied Universal, the world’s largest private security provider.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Blake Treinen got a pop-up and a strikeout to get out of that inning and now has had five effective outings in his six postseason appearances, after a miserable September.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The company’s début got Wall Street’s attention.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Fans got a proper look at the foursome in the final chapter for the film released last month.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Walpole needed a better finishing touch again as Murphy blanked them in the second quarter, and Providence-commit Shannon Lane tallied an equalizer for Canton before the break.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Glasnow needed 38 pitches to get through the first two innings, but only one run scored.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The airline said passengers were accommodated on another aircraft to Los Angeles later that day and United is working with its team to return the plane to service.
    Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The trips are very short (one to two days), and my physical needs and limitations are respected and accommodated.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Frank Vogel stood outside the Dallas Mavericks’ temporary locker room Wednesday night and recounted the shiver that recently ran down his spine.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Last March, Sam Westhoff, who performs under the moniker Haffway, stood beneath a lone spotlight onstage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and delivered a song about struggling to slow down.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Wehling believed inflammation is at the root of joint pain and that human blood contained a remedy.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Eighteen more hostages, believed deceased, still have not been repatriated.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • The first proposal almost certainly would have been defeated in the courts, while the other sounds like a fiscal disaster waiting to happen.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Swift, meanwhile, made her first public appearance at an NFL game this season when the Chiefs defeated the Lions.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Took.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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