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as in participating
to take a share or part
we should all partake of the city's rich cultural offerings while we have the opportunity
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as in eating
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 partaking
Jensen, Cuevas, Tanner Young and Bailey Wynn consistently spent time together attending Comets games and partaking in Jensen’s favorite strain, sativa.
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Pj Green
january 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
After getting connected, Ruby and her then-husband, Kevin, began attending individual therapy sessions with Hildebrandt, as well as partaking in various men's, women's and couples' workshops through ConneXions.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
As the two begin to plan their wedding, there is at least one thing Lorenze will not be partaking in.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
It’s most commonly found in millennials, who are equally famous for a) partaking in co-ed sports leagues and b) batting away the creeping tendrils of mortality at every turn.
—Grace Perry, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
For most people across the country, the Thanksgiving holiday is simply a time to bond with family and close friends while enjoying the most delectable food and partaking in festive libations.
—Essence, 8 Dec. 2025
Bed-Stuy Gateway BID incentivizes shopping local with prizes Nearly two dozen businesses on Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant are partaking in something new this year with the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District (BID).
—Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Here are the holiday decorating trends the pros won’t be partaking in this season.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Throughout those seasons, Benedict was the aloof middle brother, too busy drinking too much and partaking in gender-indiscriminate dalliances to want to settle down.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 14 Oct. 2025
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The reminder didn’t dissuade at least five park visitors from participating in a 2023 brawl that was captured on video, showing a woman and man throwing punches at each other and wrestling before others joined in.—
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Mireles was one of nine area high school students participating in the four-day Waukegan Police Department’s Youth Citizen Police Academy at both the police station and other Waukegan locations, learning elements of law enforcement.—
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Whether lounging in white wicker rocking chairs or eating outside off wrought iron tables, some patio furniture will always be reminiscent of her.—
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In search of evidence Doctors kept asking Nicole what Hannah had been eating in the months leading up to her hospital stay.—
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“Partaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partaking. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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