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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
Robot-human collaboration While the robot has taken on inventory sorting at SHAP, nobody is facing a layoff.
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Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
In her ruling on Saturday, Menendez acknowledged the toll the operation was taking on Minnesotans.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
The musical in question is totally nuts, a kind of conspiracist take on September 11th, complete with loopy songs.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The then-10-year-old child star Macaulay took on the leading role of Kevin, the youngest of the five McCallister children.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
In her ruling on Saturday, Menendez acknowledged the toll the operation was taking on Minnesotans.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
The musical in question is totally nuts, a kind of conspiracist take on September 11th, complete with loopy songs.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The then-10-year-old child star Macaulay took on the leading role of Kevin, the youngest of the five McCallister children.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on
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For Proust—who may have met Wilde and even been the subject of the older man’s amorous attention (though accounts of their meeting or meetings could be apocryphal)—his downfall showed that life featured far keener sorrows than those encountered in books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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On January 19, CNN reported that Soltani was in good physical health and had been able to meet with his family, according to Hengaw and one of his relatives.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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The department did not respond to questions about the eight deputies are still employed.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Viewers are not expected to notice changes on NFL Network until April, when those employed by NFL Media become part of ESPN.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Boys borrow their emotional vocabulary from adults.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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This recipe borrows that same concept and scales it up to a Bundt pan size.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Cubans already face constant blackouts and long lines at gas stations from a dwindling supply of fuel.—
Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Among the big names were Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, both of whom appeared to visit Epstein’s island before the financier faced federal charges in 2019.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Orr, who also interviewed for the defensive coordinator job in Dallas before the team hired Parker, has experience coaching alongside head coach Brian Schottenheimer in 2021 with the Jacksonville Jaguars.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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West Mesquite has hired Jeremy Williams from San Antonio Sam Houston as its next head football coach.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the middle of it is Lobotka; a Slovakian and adopted Neapolitan who plays like a Catalan.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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For Jones and his sisters, foster care was a soft place to land, and soon his grandparents stepped in, eventually adopting the siblings.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trinity is, moreover, where Beckett first encountered Proust’s writing as an undergraduate studying modern languages, prior to arriving at the École Normale in Paris.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Viewers encountered only the residue of the performance, in the form of an empty black stage and salt casts of the band’s gear, arranged around a pile of black shards.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Hits previously reported a rumor that Grammy producers were trying to recruit The Life of a Showgirl singer for a performance.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
1 Feb. 2026
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Mariela Nisotaki’s role in helping identify and recruit Emiliano Buendia to Norwich City — a player later sold to Villa for £38million ($52m) — saw her rise from first-team scout to head of emerging talent, after roles at Swansea City and in Greece.—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Take on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20on. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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