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taken over

verb

past participle of take over
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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3
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 Lane Kiffin has taken over the program as the head coach in 2026 and has no ties to Daniels during his time in Baton Rouge, as Kiffin was the head coach at Ole Miss at the time. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Over the past 12 months, the talk of AI productivity has taken over corporate water coolers, C-Suite offices, and consultant meetings. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 First championed on the spring 2026 runways at Chloé, Victoria Beckham, and Miu Miu, the sweet, ultra-feminine frock has since taken over street style. — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026 These pictures, taken over the weekend, show the evacuation operation in full swing in the French city of Bordeaux. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 In his absence, the housing project Suley grew up in got taken over by the crime boss known as Prince (Achmed Akkabi). — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026 In the work of fiction, the ship is taken over to prevent catastrophe. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026 Croatia and Ghana fans have taken over the city. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 28 June 2026 For The Times) Paul Schilling has taken over as football coach at Crescenta Valley High, and one of his first decisions was turning running back Julian Savery into a quarterback. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken over
  1. stood in
  2. accepted
  3. commandeered
  4. filled in
  5. assumed
  6. occupied
  7. stepped in
  8. undertaken
Verb
  • The rockets stood in front of the Sentinel’s building for nearly 10 years, being removed in December 1971 and given to local VWF Post 4287.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Mahomes and the Chiefs have long stood in the way of these quarterbacks and squads.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of stood in
Verb
  • Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach accepted more than $10,000 in campaign contributions from a conservative news CEO and a Kansas car dealer that exceeded limits for individual donors set by state law, a new ethics complaint alleges.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Election officials determined my eligibility, prepared and sent the correct ballot and accepted it under applicable law.
    — Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of accepted
Verb
  • The Jackson campaign had commandeered the green room Bottoms and her aides were supposed to use for the event.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • John’s little motorbike proves no match for the large truck commandeered by the T-1000, which blasts through a cinder block wall at one point.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of commandeered
Verb
  • Tony Stewart, a three-time NASCAR champion and one-time IndyCar champion, filled in for her both seasons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Reeves, with the Del-Phis singing backup, filled in for Wells, and Motown was so impressed, the label signed the group to the Gordy label in 1962, sans Williams, who left the group around this time.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of filled in
Verb
  • His statement did not admit any guilt on the part of the franchise — which Silver assumed could be because there are other investigations into the Clippers that don’t involve the NBA.
    — Brian Mahoney, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Many assumed something like this was coming and built so the specific shift wouldn’t matter.
    — Dimitri Akhrin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • The strikes took place after two soldiers were wounded when their vehicle drove over a Hezbollah explosive device in an area of southern Lebanon occupied by Israeli troops, the military said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Ukraine, for instance, supported efforts to correct distortions about Africa, but objected to the depiction of Ukrainian territory currently occupied by Russia.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupied
Verb
  • As leading insurers have retreated from California, one carrier has stepped in to fill the gap.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Even when right tackle Drew Terrill went out early in the Cougars’ Saturday win over Oregon State, Ronnell McLain stepped in and performed well.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of stepped in
Verb
  • The Times’ reporting on restraining orders was undertaken as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s Domestic Violence Impact Reporting Fund and engagement initiative.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Critically, this personal chemistry was aired not just across the United States but also across China, in the first live overseas satellite broadcast ever undertaken by Chinese state television.
    — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of undertaken

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“Taken over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20over. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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