Definitions

take up on

VERB

approve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept favor

STRONG

acclaim admire applaud appreciate approbate commend countenance esteem handle like praise respect

WEAK

be big on face it go along with grin and bear it live with put up with regard highly roll with punches string along with think highly of

Antonyms

STRONG

censure condemn criticize denounce deny despise disapprove dislike disregard disrespect hate neglect refuse scorn

WEAK

disagree disallow invalidate oppose reject

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The flat rate means every freight providers pays the same per meter of space they take up on ships for the goods they bring in.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Shlahet told Salon: "Whether or not the New York law is a fair one, or is drafted in a fair way, is something that they're going to have to take up on appeal."

From Salon • May 30, 2024

The lower house or Sejm voted 240-191, with three abstentions, on Thursday to approve the bill, which the Senate will take up on Jan. 24.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

"We need to know everything about what positions they take up on the pitch and what they do in key moments throughout the game."

From Reuters • May 29, 2010

But Cantor’s hierarchy of infinities would tell a different tale: it would show just how little space the rational numbers take up on the number line.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

take up on

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