takes over

present tense third-person singular of take over

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of takes over Others will be displaced by AI that takes over processes which no longer require human intervention. Hugh Son, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025 Scott Rudin’s Little Bear Ridge Road takes over the theater next. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takes over
Verb
  • For some, the social capital of friends, community groups, and online donors now substitutes for financial capital.
    Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even as Redd shoulders the weight of her past, this new chapter is filled with joy.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
  • While the rest of the film is populated with stars, including not only DiCaprio but Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, and Benicio del Toro, Infiniti, a newcomer to film, shoulders the brunt of the film’s emotional arc.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If Europe seizes this opportunity, quantum computing has the power to be a genuine differentiator for the continent, and shape our economy, and world, for the better.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Athletic’s Daniel Popper believes a trade could be on the horizon if neither back seizes the opportunity ahead.
    Andy Behrens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The day stands in direct opposition to the Western doctrine of discovery and the mythologizing of colonization.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
  • After the two dates in Los Angeles, the Fifty Something Tour will then go to Mexico City for one show, followed by two-night stands in Fort Worth, Chicago, New York and Toronto.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After President Rayburn dies, Grace assumes the presidency.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That assumes a 20% downpayment of $177,900.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Never one to sit idly by, Danny grabs his NYPD shield and goes bulldozing his way to the crime scene.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And then Rising walks away, grabs the iPad and motions for Mayer to join him.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tom, by contrast, argues for a more imaginative reconstruction of what has been lost, the kind of history that fills in silences.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Cooler weather fills in behind the front Thursday, becoming drier into the weekend.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the coroner’s report confirms the cardiac event, everyone except Elsbeth accepts Laurel’s story as fact.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Mike accepts gratefully—only to beat up this Good Samaritan and run off with his watch.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Takes over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takes%20over. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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