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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

Example Sentences

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But the decision is not simple and should not be taken lightly, and the assistance you get while making it might steer you in the wrong direction.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Geoff Howarth, the owner of a business next to the Sheffield site, told the BBC that the new watchlist gave him "no more faith whatsoever" that greater action would be taken.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

"Those remarks should be taken very seriously, and they are certainly utterly inappropriate," Petrovic said.

From Barron's • May 21, 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

It was to be taken as gravely, and in as businesslike a way, as any other transaction of life:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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