1
as in stood in
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 accepted
to take to or upon oneself
took over the responsibility of caring for the animals
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as in commandeered
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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Recent Examples of taken over
New faces Manager-wise, Andree Jeglertz has joined Manchester City from the Danish national team and Martin Ho has taken over at Tottenham Hotspur, replacing Robert Vilahamn.
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
The 25-year-old began his collegiate career at South Carolina in 2019 and spent two years with the Gamecocks before transferring to Jackson State to play for Deion, who had taken over as head coach.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Flood held a town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, that followed a pattern of other recent Republican town halls in getting taken over by hostile citizens.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
The 25-year-old began his collegiate career at South Carolina in 2019 and spent two years with the Gamecocks before transferring to Jackson State to play for Deion, who had taken over as head coach.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Flood held a town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, that followed a pattern of other recent Republican town halls in getting taken over by hostile citizens.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken over
Verb
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Three months ago, manager John Schneider stood in the cavernous hallway outside Yankee Stadium’s road clubhouse.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ronny stood in the doorway with a suitcase.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Novak walked the red carpet and accepted the honor onstage in a dramatic white gown with a silvery overlay.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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That way, when you are accepted, you are accepted voluntarily, because people appreciate you and respect you and want you, not because you have been shoved down their throats.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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At one point, Neville even commandeered a bus to rescue herself and others from those horrors.—
Janelle Griffith,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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As their escape car was almost out of gas and one of the tires had been shot out, the robbers commandeered another car, but the driver took the keys with him.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Dustin May and Payton Tolle among others have filled in starts at the back of the rotation, but another left-hander could bridge the rotation to get to October.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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This summer, for the fifth year in a row, Jimmy Kimmel took an extended summer break during July and August, during which several celebrity guest hosts filled in for him.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This is the second year that Fallon has undertaken the special after-football broadcasts.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Trump has undertaken a monthslong pressure campaign urging lower interest rates.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Inevitably, different players have different routines, different responsibilities, different ways of keeping themselves occupied.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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His teammates marvel at it, their explanation for how a soon-to-be 36-year-old is still playing a game occupied primarily by athletes in their early 20s.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The complaint states Wallace could not answer questions during an open hearing before the Joint Budget Committee and Profiri stepped in to testify.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, the Missouri State Tax Commission stepped in to require the county to increase assessed property values for all homes.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The fire is assumed to have been sparked by lightning.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Normally, such readers are assumed to be older.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Taken over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20over. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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