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uptake

noun as in apprehension

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Example Sentences

But it shows that the Romney team is pretty quick on the uptake.

It is too early to tell, but we are hopeful to see if there is an uptake in sales given this recent exposure.

Those drugs are SSRIs—serotonin uptake inhibitors—and they spin their mood magic by elevating levels of serotonin in the brain.

"Say 'at it is," cried Jess, who was quicker in the uptake than her daughter.

And in that look old Fanny, slow in the uptake though she undoubtedly was, read a tremendous piece of news.

The radiobiologist then attempts to interpret the accumulated evidence of uptake of radionuclides.

Comparison of the resulting oxygen uptake with glycerol and with glycerol plus catalase is shown in Figure 11.

He appreciated the fact that the other was, to use an American colloquialism, "quick on the uptake."

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On this page you'll find 108 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to uptake, such as: consumption, digestion, intake, penetration, retention, and saturation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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