1
as in to substitute
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 to accept
to take to or upon oneself
took over the responsibility of caring for the animals
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3
as in to seize
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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as in seizure
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the new government's high-handed takeover of private industries
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Recent Examples of take over
Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
The Tartan Army, armed with its bagpipes and jovial spirit, has gone viral since traveling to North America where it’s taken over Boston in style.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2026
The bill contains no such prohibition on mobile home takeovers, and the president did not mention such purchases in his January order.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 10 June 2026
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Verb
Community development practitioner Chris Norwood took over the Historic Ward Rooming House, a former place of lodging for unwelcome, out-of-town Black and Native Americans, in 2017 and transformed the space into Hampton Art Lovers Gallery.
—Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
The Tartan Army, armed with its bagpipes and jovial spirit, has gone viral since traveling to North America where it’s taken over Boston in style.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Noun
The European Commission is investigating the $111 billion Paramount-WBD deal under the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation, looking at the approximately $24 billion being fronted for the takeover by the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2026
The bill contains no such prohibition on mobile home takeovers, and the president did not mention such purchases in his January order.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take over
Verb
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The interest on that corpus would substitute for the payroll revenue the program lacks since Congress hasn't meaningfully added in over three decades.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Another rule approved by the IFAB to help with the pace of the games states that players being substituted out will have 10 seconds to leave the pitch once the board marking the move is shown or the referee signals the change.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The Mackinac Bridge accepts cash, credit/debit cards, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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The Tennessean recognizes students who excel in different arenas by accepting nominations and then readers get to vote for the best of the best.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Dec. 2025
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The Spurs made 14 3-pointers, a Finals record for one half, to seize control of this game in a stunning display of shot-making and poise.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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The Scarborough Shoal, known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc and in China as Huangyan Dao, sits within Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, but Beijing has maintained a near-constant presence around the shoal after seizing de facto control in a tense 2012 standoff.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Under current law, 65% of money from fireworks fines and seizures must go to the Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Fireworks Enforcement and Disposal Fund.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Owen – an honors student and a volunteer at the local police department who had recently started working at a senior living community and who loved to draw, sing, dance, act and design fashion – died of a seizure.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Though the budget contains fewer bells and whistles than might have been expected in an election-year plan designed to attract voters, Pritzker said Democrats' spending priorities stand in sharp contrast to Republican initiatives at the federal level.—
Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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While Brixon and the other award winners stood in the school gym to pose with their awards, Brogan was quick to grab his great aunt Terri Hopson's phone to record the event.—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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The anchor-and-attach approach would use a claw-and-spike mechanism at the tip of the robotic arm to grapple and anchor to the asteroid—assuming, that is, that Kamo‘oalewa’s surface is sturdy and relatively obstacle-free.—
Andrew Jones,
Scientific American,
11 June 2026
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Melynda assumed this was just an excuse.—
Adeline Goss,
New Yorker,
11 June 2026
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Fahed Rahal said soccer occupies a unique place within Algerian culture, serving as a source of identity and connection across generations.—
J.M. Banks
June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Siebel Newsom, 51, has occupied a higher profile position compared to spouses of other state leaders.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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What To Know Representative Mike Simpson, an Idaho Republican, introduced an amendment to an appropriations bill to fund the Department of the Interior that, if passed, would rename the Kennedy Center for the first lady.—
Hollie Silverman
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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The $200 million allocated to truck parking in the House transportation appropriations bill released last week is a welcome start to preventing similar tragedies.—
Chris Spear,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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“Take over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20over. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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