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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
On the docket for next week: The City Council returns from its holiday recess on Tuesday, taking up the Television City project in the district represented by Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
The next administration is unlikely to take up the cause, which is so far off the radar that no one is even speculating what Donald Trump’s incoming team might do about it.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
Dittmann was among those who took up Musk’s position, fighting hardliners on the issue — including white supremacist Nick Fuentes and Islamophobic conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer — in Spaces events.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Homes listed over $1 million are taking up a larger share of the market, per Redfin.
—Brianna Crane, Axios, 21 Dec. 2024
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
The next administration is unlikely to take up the cause, which is so far off the radar that no one is even speculating what Donald Trump’s incoming team might do about it.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
Dittmann was among those who took up Musk’s position, fighting hardliners on the issue — including white supremacist Nick Fuentes and Islamophobic conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer — in Spaces events.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Homes listed over $1 million are taking up a larger share of the market, per Redfin.
—Brianna Crane, Axios, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take up
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Evacuation warnings that were issued for an area bordered by Ingomar and Saticoy Streets south to Burbank Boulevard, from Valley Circle Boulevard east to Woodlake Avenue, have been lifted.Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Wirtz has lifted the floor for playing behind the striker but arguably has not reached his ceiling — that, more than anything, is a frightening prospect.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Between dinner parties, cookie exchanges and festive cocktails, most people report eating and drinking more than usual during the holidays, gaining on average 1 to 2 pounds of body weight.Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Two blocks away, people drank at a bar, seemingly as if nothing happened.ERIC TUCKER, JIM MUSTIAN, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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Many companies, pessimistic about the economy, are reluctant to borrow.Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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People with low credit scores can also have trouble getting a loan or can be forced to borrow at higher interest rates.Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Advocates say the new charge, which is the first of its kind in America, will ease traffic gridlock, improve air quality and help raise $15 billion for upgrades to New York's beleaguered transit system.Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
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For Pacific countries like Vanuatu, which has brought a climate case before an international tribunal, climate change remains the number one priority but U.S. policies on emissions and international pacts will shift markedly from Biden to Trump, raising tensions in the Pacific.Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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The rice is cooked perfectly and absorbs all the flavors of the broth and the cream of chicken mixture; the milk also helps to add an extra element of creaminess to the dish.Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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The veteran coach believes one of the most difficult parts of the job for a rookie is absorbing the vast menu of third-down fronts and pressure packages defenses use to fluster passers.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Myriam Rogers presented a $2.98 billion total operating budget to the school board Tuesday night, asking it to consider adopting a 6.5% increase over the previous year’s budget.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
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There are currently 30 horses living at Phoenix Farm waiting to be adopted out, said Allie Nakasone, the farm’s program coordinator.Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2025
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In October, with three more of her novels now available in English and at least 20 other languages, the Swedish Academy awarded Han the Nobel Prize, elevating her to the empyrean realm reserved for writers of what is sometimes called world literature.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Strong housing demand combined with a lack of housing inventory keeps competition for homes elevated.Justin L. Mack, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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Younger head coaches like Kenny Dillingham at Arizona State and Dan Lanning at Oregon have embraced college football’s new world, and both their schools are better for it.Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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The United States is not in retreat and has not embraced isolation.Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Take up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20up. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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