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as in placed
to provide with a paying job
decided to take her on as store manager
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as in borrowed
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 taken on
He was diagnosed with a right thigh injury and will have scans taken on Saturday.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The rapper and actor, 67, hosts the new A&E documentary Fame and Fentanyl, which sheds light on the devastating toll fentanyl has taken on modern-day America.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Yet in just the past year, advances in reinforcement learning (RL) have taken on newfound importance and urgency in the world of AI.
—Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
One person requiring urgent medical care and two others needing medical attention were taken on the rescue flight from the McMurdo Station on Tuesday, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) said in a statement.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The rapper and actor, 67, hosts the new A&E documentary Fame and Fentanyl, which sheds light on the devastating toll fentanyl has taken on modern-day America.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Yet in just the past year, advances in reinforcement learning (RL) have taken on newfound importance and urgency in the world of AI.
—Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
One person requiring urgent medical care and two others needing medical attention were taken on the rescue flight from the McMurdo Station on Tuesday, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) said in a statement.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken on
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Hundreds of other homes, like Harrington's, faced major damages.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Once again, Weaver faced three batters to start the seventh inning and didn’t get any of them out, allowing a walk to Daulton Varsho before Anthony Santander singled and Andrés Giménez cracked an RBI single.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Before referrals were halted, the effort that placed people at the Civic had already moved hard-to-reach homeless people from the street to a shelter space and, in many cases, then on to long-term housing and stability.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The officer took Wallen's wrist and placed the country singer under arrest.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Back then, telecom equipment giants like Cisco, Nortel and Lucent borrowed heavily to offer their customers financing deals that essentially ensured sustained demand for telecom equipment.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Even the country’s name was a contrivance, borrowed from an empire that had flourished a thousand years earlier and hundreds of miles away, in what is now Mauritania and Mali.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Green Hill first met in a school house and then a building along Tate Lane that later became the Masonic Lodge.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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The couple met on a blind date arranged by friends in May 2022.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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In 2015, Carlton officials hired appraisers who assessed the shuttered plant’s property at $457 million.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Two years later, he was hired by The Tennessean's sports department.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Research suggests that adopted children tend to benefit from knowing their birth family, their history, and their birth parents’ reasons for seeking adoption.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fox News affiliate, KMSP-TV, revealed that he was previously convicted of sending explicit images to a 15-year-old and was reportedly adopted from Liberia at age five.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That might mean coming closer together, like making long-term plans or even getting engaged.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Swift, of course, is now engaged to her Kansas City Chiefs fiancé Travis Kelce while Healy is engaged to model/actor Gabbriette Bechtel, a close friend of Charli's.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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For the performance, the rapper embraced the fashion of the '80s with a leopard print and lace outfit.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ever since, Swifties and bakers alike have embraced the singer's sourdough skills.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Taken on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20on. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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