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as in to eat
to take a meal
"let us partake," our minister declared, unfolding his napkin and eyeing the feast laid out before us
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Recent Examples of partake
By the 1870s, Arkansas had a reputation for not only producing, but also partaking of alcohol.
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Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
South Florida Soul Rodeo 2025: Black cowboy culture and live R&B
Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter Tour is not making a stop in Florida, but people will be partaking in cowboy culture at the South Florida Soul Rodeo this weekend.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The pair will partake in events and screenings, including a conversation with Dawn Airey about their careers and a virtual talk with Ronan Farrow to discuss podcast-to-TV adaptations.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Villa partook in multiple swap-like transfers last summer, a ploy undertaken by several Premier League clubs to boost bottom lines.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
South Florida Soul Rodeo 2025: Black cowboy culture and live R&B
Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter Tour is not making a stop in Florida, but people will be partaking in cowboy culture at the South Florida Soul Rodeo this weekend.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The pair will partake in events and screenings, including a conversation with Dawn Airey about their careers and a virtual talk with Ronan Farrow to discuss podcast-to-TV adaptations.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Villa partook in multiple swap-like transfers last summer, a ploy undertaken by several Premier League clubs to boost bottom lines.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partake
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Though an agreement was made in March of 2021 to extend the treaty, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022 and Russia’s subsequent refusal to submit to on-site inspections several months later, Moscow officially stopped participating in the treaty the following February.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Since the International Olympic Committee began permitting trans and nonbinary athletes to participate openly in 2003, fewer than a dozen have qualified.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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The successful hatchings come about a year after Scout ate two of his chicks as a first-time dad, leaving the pair with no surviving eaglets from their first nesting season, McClatchy News previously reported.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Guests can also dine at Okta, the hotel’s restaurant, where a seasonal tasting menu is built around ingredients from the hotel’s own farm and neighbouring producers.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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With so many items to choose from, Le introduced a miniature single-serving size pho, allowing for dim sum-style family dining around a variety of dishes.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2025
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“Partake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partake. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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