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The phrase "also took up" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone has started to engage in an additional activity or interest alongside others.
Example: "In addition to her studies, she also took up painting as a new hobby."
Alternatives: "also began" or "also started".
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He also took up trail riding.
He also took up causes.
She also took up underwater photography.
Television also took up westerns in its earlier years.
He also took up a new scientific interest, meteorology.
Conservative radio shows also took up his cause.
A second critic also took up the cudgels.
He also took up dance though Baryshnikov he wasn't.
Unions also took up field campaigning in a significant way.
An enthusiastic powerboat racer, Twiss also took up gliding.
When women gave up corsets and bobbed their hair they also took up sports.
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