taking in

verb

Definition of taking innext
present participle of take in
1
as in deceiving
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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Relevance

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2
as in including
to have as part of a whole this report takes in all the latest information on the subject

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3
as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter took in the stray dog

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for taking in
  1. deceiving
  2. including
  3. containing
  4. accommodating
  5. fooling
  6. involving
  7. lodging
  8. encompassing
Verb
  • What were once simple schemes have now turned into complex operations capable of deceiving even the most tech-savvy individuals.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • And what happens next is so deceiving.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of deceiving
Verb
  • Popular on Variety Addressing current industry safeguards, Arterton highlighted the presence of support systems, including anonymous helplines on call sheets.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • From sketches to runway, this insider’s journey is packed with backstage drama, creative triumphs, and iconic supermodels, including Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and Linda Evangelista.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of including
Verb
  • The pistol was loaded with a Glock magazine containing six nine-millimeter full metal jacket rounds.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Slow Cooker Beef Stew Stews provide a warm mix of foods in one pot, usually containing meat and vegetables.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of containing
Verb
  • In accommodating a young family, Ainscough’s brief meant carving out special—and sometimes small—spaces.
    Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Without accommodating multiple actors—HTS, Kurdish communities, local notables—no economic arrangement can endure.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of accommodating
Verb
  • At one point, Stevenson, who is entering his second season, even let out a deep sigh when asked about the difficulty of covering Allen, a seasoned vet skilled in fooling defensive backs.
    Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
  • Feminist activism wasn’t based on fooling women to give up something great.
    Marissa C. Rhodes / Made by History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of fooling
Verb
  • Read on to discover the reason behind his exit and the alleged drama involving his former co-stars, including Tan France.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There has been a decrease in such deaths, CBS News previously reported, but a rise in deaths involving psychostimulants like meth and cocaine.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of involving
Verb
  • This approach aims to increase productivity by over 50 percent, enabling the company to expand its product range to mid-rise townhouses, multi-family homes, and lodging facilities.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In county governments across the country, officials who fear elections are vulnerable to fraud have been taking matters into their own hands, lodging protests and investigations.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of lodging
Verb
  • So, for example, to support individuals with autism across all demographics, physicians must ensure that their assessment tools are trained on datasets that are representative of diverse populations, encompassing race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic background and geography.
    Sharief Taraman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The first look stills foreshadow a dynamic story encompassing happy times between the couple as well as the world thrown into chaos by zombie attacks.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of encompassing
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taking in

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