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Synonyms for seize on
seize on
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Princeton's WordNet
take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize onverb
adopt
"take up new ideas"
Synonyms:
take in, resume, suck up, catch on, twig, lift out, take, tumble, suck, adopt, start, borrow, assume, take over, cotton on, get wise, get it, scoop, sorb, fasten on, soak up, sop up, hook on, get onto, imbibe, latch on, draw, scoop up, strike, absorb, take up, scoop out, suck in
Matched Categories
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#246 | take | |
#474 | start | |
#3350 | draw | |
#3354 | assume | |
#3373 | suck | |
#3548 | resume | |
#3884 | strike | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#9716 | scoop | |
#11358 | borrow | |
#15816 | absorb | |
#17934 | tumble | |
#35322 | twig | |
#121636 | sorb | |
#127434 | imbibe |
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This is a historic moment, and America must seize on this moment.
Some people might seize on it as Puerto Rico can sit down and negotiate with bondholders. I think the rest of the bondholders for the rest of the debt presents a much more complex problem.
There was always a sense that this thing (PREPA) was going to get done. Maybe a bit slower than I would have expected... The question becomes, does that provide a model to the rest of the debt? I don't necessarily think so, some people might seize on it as Puerto Rico can sit down and negotiate with bondholders. I think the rest of the bondholders for the rest of the debt presents a much more complex problem.
Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel:
Let's seize on the common interest. What is the common threat to all of those countries? What's our common interest here? ISIS. And you build around that, i don't think you're going to find a resolution to Assad until you figure out how you're going to deal with ISIS.
How can the Republican political apparatus not seize on what is the most, the second most, clear obvious political opportunity that President Joe Biden has laid open for Republican candidates ?
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