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as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
decided to take her on as store manager
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as in to borrow
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
recently arrived immigrants who are eager to take on the language and culture of their adopted homeland
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Recent Examples of take on
Saudi Arabia also joined mBridge project, a central bank digital currency initiative led by China that takes on the dollar-payment infrastructure.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Derby shoes then popped up at Celine, where Michael Rider’s French take on American prep quickly emerged as a new trend.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Combined with her rounded almond shape, Gomez's nails look clean and healthy with just the right amount of shine for an elevated take on a bare nail.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2026
Universal protagonist Every presidential administration takes on the character of its principal, and this one is no different.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Derby shoes then popped up at Celine, where Michael Rider’s French take on American prep quickly emerged as a new trend.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Combined with her rounded almond shape, Gomez's nails look clean and healthy with just the right amount of shine for an elevated take on a bare nail.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2026
Universal protagonist Every presidential administration takes on the character of its principal, and this one is no different.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on
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Within eight minutes, the New Kensington fire department arrived and was met with heavy flames at the back of the house.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The teams meet for the third time this season.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Chalker told me that his consulting firm, Global Risk Advisors, had once employed nearly two hundred people, almost all of them former military and intelligence officers.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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His poems employ numbers significant to Dine (Navajo) thought and ways of life.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Those who've borrowed up to $24,999 will still have a 10-year repayment term.—
Kamaron McNair,Annie Nova,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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She has been forced to borrow gas money from her 15-year-old daughter’s birthday gift fund and ration her own food so her three children can eat.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Administration’s treatment of immigration officers as a vulnerable group rests on claims that agents now face unprecedented threats.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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This time, however, travelers are already facing long lines and delays due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has left thousands of TSA workers without pay.—
De'Anthony Taylor,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2026
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In 1958, Golestan, having just opened his own studio, hired Farrokhzad, who was already well known for boldly candid love poetry, as an assistant.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Court documents show the suspects allegedly lured a private driver, who was hired by Arnold, and his two associates to an apartment in Tampa.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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As naval forces continue to adopt autonomous systems, such advancements are likely to play a crucial role in shaping the future of underwater warfare and maritime security.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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Mahan’s plan also outlines a framework for evaluating and enforcing accountability, borrowing certain ideas from policies adopted in other states.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Nearly half the species in this stretch of forest are nocturnal, offering a rare chance to encounter species like red-eyed tree frogs and bats in their natural environments.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Are your goals encountering a wild card?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Chalker was asked to come up with a plan to recruit other scientists, and began by reading old cable traffic about how the agency had handled Soviet defectors in the John le Carré days.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Last season, the Horned Frogs emphatically arrived with Campbell’s familiar ability to recruit and push the tempo and play fierce defense, to the tune of a 34-4 record and a trip to the Elite Eight.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Take on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20on. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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