Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Work through is an antonym for take.
Work through
Work through verb - Apply thoroughly; think through.
Both terms in one sentence
- In an ordinary drama, Porfyro's family troubles would be something that might take a whole arc to work through.
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Played straight again when retrieving the first piece of the Map of Infinity; Aggregor lets the Power Trio work through the traps in the Temple of Doom so that he can take the Map piece for himself at the end.
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Work through or Take. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/take/work_through.
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