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as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company
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as in included
to have as part of a whole
this report takes in all the latest information on the subject
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as in camped
to provide with living quarters or shelter
took in the stray dog
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Recent Examples of taken in
The 251 hostages taken in the attack were returned to Israel in various ceasefire agreements, with the remains of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili, the final body in Gaza.
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Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
The lengths to which users have gone to try to keep GPT-4o alive, whether by persuading the company to keep it online or by preserving it themselves, speak to the importance the chatbot has taken in the lives of some of its users, potentially because of the nature of human psychology.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
The 251 hostages taken in the attack were returned to Israel in various ceasefire agreements, with the remains of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili — the final body in Gaza — found and returned in January, paving the way for the advance of the ceasefire agreement.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The former Ole Miss standout was taken in the eighth round of the 1985 NFL Draft.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Otherwise, El Brazo, without a probe thermometer to know otherwise, would have taken in unsafely warm ground pork.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Both chlorella and spirulina are nutritious types of algae that can be taken in supplement form.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Career snaps include all college snaps a player has taken in his career, regardless of team or level.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
So far, Texas has taken in 18 transfers since its season ended.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
The lengths to which users have gone to try to keep GPT-4o alive, whether by persuading the company to keep it online or by preserving it themselves, speak to the importance the chatbot has taken in the lives of some of its users, potentially because of the nature of human psychology.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
The 251 hostages taken in the attack were returned to Israel in various ceasefire agreements, with the remains of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili — the final body in Gaza — found and returned in January, paving the way for the advance of the ceasefire agreement.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The former Ole Miss standout was taken in the eighth round of the 1985 NFL Draft.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Otherwise, El Brazo, without a probe thermometer to know otherwise, would have taken in unsafely warm ground pork.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Both chlorella and spirulina are nutritious types of algae that can be taken in supplement form.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Career snaps include all college snaps a player has taken in his career, regardless of team or level.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
So far, Texas has taken in 18 transfers since its season ended.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken in
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And don’t be deceived by Saturday’s sunny skies as the high will be 32 with wind chills as low as 9 degrees.—
Amanda McCoy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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Challengers should give Marylanders the option to choose a new direction and remove the need to confront the painful reality that they were deceived.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2026
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While spa treatments are not included in the price of stay, like food and most activities, there are many wellness offerings like yoga, pilates, and meditation, a full gym, and use of a giant heated swimming pool that are included for no additional fee.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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Cassimere, who retired in 2007 after 37 years as a professor of history at the University of New Orleans, recalled finally entering the famed restaurant a year later as a member of the city's youth council, accompanying a lunch group that included a high-ranking NAACP official.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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During the Cuban Missile Crisis my dad was camped out wearing his parachute under a wing of a C-130.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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After returning from a January vacation, the Moores found a group of unhoused people camped on the back patio who did not leave, Moore said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Feb. 2026
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Christmas lights glow above, strung along the streetlamps, incongruous against the heavy security presence that dominates the scene.—
Keir Simmons,
NBC news,
19 Dec. 2025
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Hundreds of baskets holding young oysters called spat are strung along a line that floats on the surface and sways like a long black snake in the water.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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The best-selling book contained several bombshell revelations, many of which were related to Spears’ controversial conservatorship, which finally ended in 2021.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2026
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Fungi fossils preserved in the chert contained compounds from the breakdown of chitin and glucan, key structural molecules in fungi.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Several tankers fled the Venezuelan coast in the wake of the raid, including the ship that was boarded in the Indian Ocean.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Whitney Westerfield boarded his Southwest flight from Tampa to Nashville on Thursday and went to his seat in Row 8.—
Hannah Sampson,
Washington Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Children’s Museum and its preschool were housed in a building in the town’s center alongside its lifesize statue of Conny the sperm whale.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Private school students — who are disproportionately affluent, stably housed and high-performing — are not included in state averages.—
Jill Stegman,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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As calls continued to come into Providence police from those sheltered on campus, the directing officer on the scene continued his request for assistance from Brown University.—
Mark Reynolds,
The Providence Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing a half-dozen of these works in progress.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Taken in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20in. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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