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View definitions for take place

take place

verb as in be

verb as in come

verb as in come about

verb as in come on

verb as in fall

Strongest matches

Strong matches

verb as in fall out

verb as in go off

verb as in intervene

verb as in transpire

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"The more peaceful things are, the more economic development can take place," she said.

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This is the dilemma for private schools that have had success in the past but are unlikely to return to the highest level because changes have taken place.

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According to Stubb, one such call took place the night before Thursday's Oval Office meeting.

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They will find out if they have won when the ceremony takes place on Thursday.

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The last of 13 executions took place four days before the swearing-in of Biden, who campaigned on abolishing capital punishment.

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

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