Synonyms for taken up
tak·en up

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1. haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(p)adjective

   having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

   "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"

   Antonyms:
   unconcerned

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1. President Barack Obama:

   This should be an easy case. Frankly it probably shouldn't even have been taken up.

2. Baij Nath Rai:

   High-tech mining will mean fewer job opportunities for labourers and no job guarantee for existing employees, we strongly protest this, and have already taken up the issue with the government. They will not dare do anything if there is a strong protest.

3. Diana Jimnez Medina:

   Her mother, Diana Jimnez Medina, graced the cover of the mag with her A-list daughter ahead of Mother’s Day. Diana Jimnez Medina expressed her pride over her famous daughter and said she knew Hayek was destined for great things. I always knew that Salmita would be something big in her life because of her personality, her way of always working for what she wants, but she surprises me. She continues to surprise me more and more, there was one thing that I wanted : that was for Salma to be free to grow up and do whatever she wanted. Hayek has Valentina Paloma Pinault, Valentina Paloma Pinault. She said motherhood has impacted her greatly. Feeling responsible helps you develop as a human being … You learn a lot about yourself when you do something for someone else, Hayek said. The actress recently revealed to People magazine that Valentina Paloma Pinault has taken up a new odd business venture : making homemade slime.

4. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   I didn’t retract any of the things I said in my speech six years ago, calling for a solution in which a demilitarized Palestinian state recognizes a Jewish state, i said that the conditions for that, today, are not achievable for a simple reason: Abu Mazen, the leader of the Palestinians, rejects consistently the acceptance of a Jewish state. He’s made a pact with the Palestinian terrorist organization, Hamas, that calls for our destruction. And the conditions in the Middle East have changed to the point where any territory we withdraw from is immediately taken up by Iranian-backed terrorists or by ISIS.

5. Donald Trump:

   That's a separate subject to be taken up at a separate time.