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
Billionaire mega-donors and their puppet politicians have taken over our state and our country, rigging the system for themselves.
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Olivia Osteen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The engineering professor is steadfast that nearly all jobs will be taken over by AI—even most of the ones that have a special human touch, like teachers and car drivers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Olivia Osteen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The engineering professor is steadfast that nearly all jobs will be taken over by AI—even most of the ones that have a special human touch, like teachers and car drivers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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An old rectory, Churchgate House, stood in for the home of Isobel (Penelope Wilton) and Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens).—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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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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The government estimated that the organization accepted more than $2 billion in wagers while RED44 was operational.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The board accepted their resignations at the September meeting.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, hackers commandeered 150,000 remote cameras, including in schools, police departments, jails and health clinics.—
Srinivas Shekar,
Forbes.com,
8 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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Even if the free-agent linebacker addition isn’t back from a quad injury for Week 3 AFC against the Chargers, Justin Strnad filled in more than capably in Week 1, recording five tackles and a sack against Tennessee.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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Nothing other than full universal access is to be undertaken.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The construction appears to being undertaken in secret with no reference to it in public documents, media or from officials, Radio Liberty said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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No other candidates have officially announced their bid for the secretary of state’s office, which is now occupied by 11-year incumbent Steve Simon.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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But that’s really the only change since the checkout counter of this Aldi supermarket was occupied by a 19-year-old Tijjani Reijnders.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then the Fed stepped in with a bold half-point rate cut to stave off further weakening.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Rubin, formerly of Nine Inch Nails, joined the band this summer after the Foos parted ways with Josh Freese, who had stepped in after the 2022 death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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In compliance with the restraining order, eight seconds of footage featuring the tape were edited out of the film, and Centro Asturiano management was assured that the producers assumed full liability, per the Tampa Bay Times.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Taken over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20over. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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