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be taken

VERB

die

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drown expire perish succumb

STRONG

conk croak decease demise depart drop finish suffocate

WEAK

be no more breathe one's last cease to exist drop off give up the ghost go way of all flesh kick the bucket relinquish life rest in peace

Antonyms

STRONG

bear continue

WEAK

be born begin develop flourish grow improve live

VERB

fall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

die drop give up go down slump

STRONG

bend capitulate obey perish resign submit succumb yield

WEAK

back down be casualty be destroyed be killed be lost defer to eat dirt fall to pieces give in give way go under lie down pass into enemy hands

Antonyms

STRONG

fight

WEAK

advance overcome overthrow win

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"The situation is now under control, and the perpetrator will be taken to court today," Chattogram Metropolitan Police spokesman Aminur Rashid told AFP.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Lilly said Thursday that retatrutide, designed to be taken once a week, met the primary endpoint in a phase 3 clinical trial, as well as key secondary endpoints.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

At the height of the summer, an estimated 835,000 beach users would also need to be taken into consideration in the event of a tsunami.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

He was expected to be taken to a court to testify before a judge later on Tuesday, the paper added.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Five minutes after Stadiatis descended, he reemerged, pulling on his line, pleading to be taken back aboard.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

be taken

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