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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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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
Croatia and Ghana fans have taken over the city.
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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.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Heeled flip-flops have taken over—kind of out of nowhere—with A-listers like Hailey Bieber and Katie Holmes as fans.
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Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
Since its founding in 2002, SpaceX has taken over the market.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
The Padres’ only run in the first six innings came on a home run by Ty France in the fifth off Brandon Pfaadt, who had taken over for starter Zac Gallen, who departed following the third inning after being hit in his throwing shoulder by a line drive.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
In the ’90s, the peninsula was taken over by a string of summer-only nightclubs, with little regard for the natural surroundings or the ancient cemetery buried in the pine forest.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
The Mizzou basketball program was in shambles in 1967 when it was taken over by Stewart, the Shelbyville native and True Son who’d starred on Missouri’s basketball and baseball teams in the 1950s.
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Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
Now, he’s taken over the family business.
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Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Mar. 2026
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
Heeled flip-flops have taken over—kind of out of nowhere—with A-listers like Hailey Bieber and Katie Holmes as fans.
—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
Since its founding in 2002, SpaceX has taken over the market.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
The Padres’ only run in the first six innings came on a home run by Ty France in the fifth off Brandon Pfaadt, who had taken over for starter Zac Gallen, who departed following the third inning after being hit in his throwing shoulder by a line drive.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
In the ’90s, the peninsula was taken over by a string of summer-only nightclubs, with little regard for the natural surroundings or the ancient cemetery buried in the pine forest.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
The Mizzou basketball program was in shambles in 1967 when it was taken over by Stewart, the Shelbyville native and True Son who’d starred on Missouri’s basketball and baseball teams in the 1950s.
—
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
Now, he’s taken over the family business.
—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken over
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Fans for Brazil and Scotland stood in line outside the park, hoping for a chance to get through before the game concludes.
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So for some time, fans just stood in line at the bus departure point — until the rain started coming down.
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The company instead accepted a $111-billion takeover by Paramount Skydance, which was approved by the Justice Department earlier this month.
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Repairs are accepted at any licensed shop nationwide, including facilities certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE-certified).
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The event was so popular that the crowd spilled into the place next door, and in a restaurant called Amber, the sound system was commandeered.
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The concept is based upon unfussy Italian cooking with local ingredients, commandeered by a chef whose background is in looking after Italy’s most prestigious families, rather than restaurants.
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The sign at the front of the stadium remained a little underwhelming, with the word Lumen blacked out but no replacement filled in.
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Scotland's Tartan Army supporters were out in mass, creating a wave of red inside a filled in Gillette Stadium, located about 30 miles outside Boston.
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Many business leaders assumed the semiconductor crisis ended with the pandemic.
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The defense attorney said police automatically assumed her client was the suspect from the start.
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But the location of his grave was lost once British troops retook the city in late 1778 and occupied it through the war’s end, camping in the cemetery.
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Dying was such a momentous thing to do, and while Matthew, their dear friend, their cousin-brother, had been off doing it, the women had occupied themselves with such frivolities as cleaning and heat.
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In 1968, the federal government stepped in and started selling flood insurance managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
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The Democratic National Committee and attorney Marc Elias had stepped in to defend the limits.
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On Tuesday, June 16, the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) published an anatomic pathology document undertaken by Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine on X.
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It was undertaken under undemocratic conditions.
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“Taken over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20over. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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