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The Daily Beast: What triggered you to take up this initiative?

When the rule of law and political transition fail to bring about change, disenfranchised and marginalized groups take up arms.

Most court-watchers expected that the Supreme Court would take up the issue, and the Kansas litigants were among them.

As they once again invade the safety of the prison that the group calls home, Rick is forced to take up the proverbial sword.

He does take up a leadership role, but his motivations are somewhat self-centered.

There is a companion who condoleth with his friend for his belly's sake, and he will take up a shield against the enemy.

That Lawrence, whom he looked upon almost as a son, should take up arms against the South was to him a source of endless regret.

Prepare the table, behold in the watchtower them that eat and drink: arise, ye princes, take up the shield.

Certain structures take up only acid dyes, and are called acidophilic, oxyphilic, or eosinophilic.

An English battery came thundering down the road to take up a fresh position and assist in covering the retreat.

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On this page you'll find 123 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to take up, such as: adopt, assume, commence, continue, embrace, and enter.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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