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took up

VERB

begin or start again

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adopt assume commence continue embrace enter initiate open pick up renew reopen resume tackle undertake

WEAK

become involved in carry on engage in espouse follow through get off go on kick off proceed recommence restart set to start take on tee off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain cease close complete conclude end exclude finish forget halt leave neglect reject release stop

Example Sentences

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Those lawsuits failed, but Venice Dell proponents alleged in a July 2024 lawsuit that Park and Feldstein Soto took up where neighborhood critics failed in court and worked behind the scenes to thwart the project.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The birds took up residence in the area following a reintroduction programme led by Birds of Poole Harbour.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Remind us why the court took up Hamm in the first place?

From Slate • May 23, 2026

He took up the mantle of civic engagement, as well, but he did it on a Texas-sized scale.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

He took up the letters on the table and stamped them carefully, and then turning to me, said:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker