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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
Murray is a far more accomplished reclamation project than the Darnold assignment Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell took on with great success two seasons ago.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Southern takes on Prairie View A&M in the SWAC Championship.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Shortly after turning down the big job, her career took on a whole new direction.
—Kemi Alemoru, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026
The Ducks wrap up their four-game Canadian sojourn Sunday at Montreal before coming home and taking on Philadelphia on Wednesday.
—Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Southern takes on Prairie View A&M in the SWAC Championship.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Shortly after turning down the big job, her career took on a whole new direction.
—Kemi Alemoru, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026
The Ducks wrap up their four-game Canadian sojourn Sunday at Montreal before coming home and taking on Philadelphia on Wednesday.
—Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on
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Sometimes the coat is the outfit, and this one certainly meets the moment.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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Now, on Wednesday, the city will be meeting to decide whether to close them down permanently.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The expansion also supports job growth, with the company now employing over 2,200 people across the state.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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The fact that the county’s own leadership stepped in to keep her employed should tell voters something about where confidence lies.—
Jodi Balma,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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The city is one of a handful in Florida to have a triple bond rating, which lets the city borrow money at a cheaper rate for projects.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes that meant borrowing from siblings and restyling items into something that looked like his own.—
J.M. Banks
March 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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Through their analysis, the study authors show that even the most popular quantum algorithms face serious obstacles when trying to compute the lowest energy state of molecules—a fundamental quantity needed to understand chemical reactions.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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There were nine defendants on trial in all, eight of whom faced a charge of providing material support to terrorists.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Are agents successfully hiring human beings?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Lucid laid off more people this year after laying off around 6,800 people in 2024 and hiring actor Timotheé Chalamet as a brand ambassador.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Vietnam's Ministry for Industry and Trade encouraged businesses to adopt remote working arrangements and reduce travel and transport demand to ensure national energy security.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Mikala grew up taking annual family trips to Austin to visit her grandmother, an Austinite since 1975, and has fully adopted the Texas lifestyle since moving to the Lone Star State in 2018.—
Mikala Compton,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Mar. 2026
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Amidst the fairly strong law enforcement presence, Oscar ticket holders will also encounter police dogs on the red carpet.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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Most likely, several ships over the centuries encountered the same treacherous conditions while attempting to dock, ultimately failing to navigate the passage, as per Libya Review.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Brandon Sigaran Cruz was only 9 when his parents brought him and his brother to the United States, far away from the gangs recruiting young boys in the elementary schools of El Salvador.—
Samantha Schmidt,
Washington Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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What the New Study Found A research team led by Daniel Bok of the University of Zagreb, in Croatia, recruited 17 runners to do a series of three workouts.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Take on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20on. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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