1
as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break
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2
as in to accept
to take to or upon oneself
took over the responsibility of caring for the animals
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3
as in to seize
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
students protesting the war took over the college's radio station
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as in seizure
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the new government's high-handed takeover of private industries
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Recent Examples of take over
Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Detroit to Windsor and planned to open for traffic in fall 2025, would have taken over seven years from groundbreaking.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
The lineup follows this year’s pop girl takeover at Primavera Sound, which featured headlining performances from Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Rocketown partnered with Ashland City United Methodist, and the nonprofit will take over the church's stand-alone youth center and redesign it.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Detroit to Windsor and planned to open for traffic in fall 2025, would have taken over seven years from groundbreaking.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
Wednesday’s decision does not finalize the takeover.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
The lineup follows this year’s pop girl takeover at Primavera Sound, which featured headlining performances from Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take over
Verb
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Ways To Use Kabocha Squash Just about any type of winter squash can be substituted for kabocha.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Junior quarterback Leo Stalsberg — substituting for senior starter Cedric Tomes, who’s out with a broken finger — completed 2 of 10 pass attempts for 25 yards.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Arisu accepts responsibility, and rolls a seven.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The findings, if widely accepted, would push back the emergence of our own species by 400,000 years and dramatically reshape what’s known about human origins.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The boost would be short-lived, as the Shamrocks seized the momentum back with a strong defensive response and took possession over at the Spartans’ 29-yard line.—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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In September, the DEA in Atlanta seized over 1,000 pounds of meth in an operation targeting the CJNG.—
Asher Redd,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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If ingested in large enough quantities, this plant also can cause heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures and death.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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Myers, who died of an untreated seizure disorder, lay on his cell floor for hours before he was discovered, despite jailers being required to check on inmates every 20 minutes.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jillian, who police say had no involvement in the hit-and-run and was standing in her own yard, was later taken into custody and treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Cases have been made for all, but in the larger K-Pop discourse, Abby (so named for his mesmerizing abdominal muscles) being a stand in for ATEEZ's San has become all but canon.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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But this approach manages to frame the situation in a neutral way, without assuming your neighbor was deliberately trying to disturb you, says Larry Schooler, a professor of conflict resolution at the University of Texas at Austin.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As Hughes is preparing to take the corner, Richards attacks the back-post zone and Munoz dashes towards the near post to occupy Kyle Walker-Peters.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The temperature map of the cosmic microwave background can be broken up into different components, some of which occupy large angular scales in the sky, and some of which occupy small angular scales, as well as everything in-between.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
24 Sep. 2025
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That is because the funding for them is mandatory spending, which usually continues during a shutdown because it is authorized on a permanent or multiyear basis, unlike discretionary spending, which requires annual appropriations.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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No, the Postal Service is self-funded through its own revenues, not annual appropriations.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Take over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20over. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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