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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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“I think they’ll be taken care of,” Sanchez said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

It was not to be taken as gospel because the target audience would ideally have fully formed brains.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

In October, the Metropolitan Police dropped its investigation after the Crown Prosecution Service decided no further action should be taken.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

"Any hints about a June move will be taken on board," said ING bank economist Carsten Brzeski.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

In the newspaper L’Intransigeant, the modernist poet Guillaume Apollinaire praised the portrait: “The Mona Lisa was so beautiful that her perfection has come to be taken for granted.”

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day