PARTAKING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

partaking

verb

present participle of partake

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 That community lived out in the woods and was partaking in lots of dancing and merriment — not exactly Maggie’s forte. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026 Young Chinese people, like young Americans, are partaking in a new fad for fortune-telling. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 But perhaps one of the best ways to experience the resort exactly as the early millionaire club members did is by partaking in one of their favorite leisure pastimes—croquet. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 The reason has never been publicly given, but his lawyers have said their client is on his best behavior, working in the chapel library and partaking in a substance abuse treatment program. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 But that hasn't stopped teams from partaking in the month, of course. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 Delaware and New York, on the other hand, can take your right to vote away if you are convicted of partaking in election betting. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Tensions between the two first erupted in 2006, when O'Donnell called Trump out on The View regarding his response to the controversy surrounding Miss USA winner Tara Conner, who was accused of partaking in underage drinking and cocaine use. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 One is that prohibitions on gambling protect the integrity of athletic competitions and discourage athletes from partaking in a sports betting culture where data suggests numerous college students wager on sports. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026

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The success of this trial was possible through the close and constructive cooperation between the participating German Air Force organisations, the exercise management team and the expert teams from Rheinmetall Air Defence and Hensoldt.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
However, live feeders could tell the comp was coming up since those participating in it were dressed in their POV costumes.

— Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026