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as in employed
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 took on
As the brand grew, however, Laine emerged as the company's director of guides, while her husband took on the position of director of programming.
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Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Wizards of Waverly Place star David Henrie took on the role of Ted and Tracy's son, Luke.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Hilleary took on the House chief of staff role years after his own time in office ended.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Colin Hanks did the vast majority of the interviews, but Reynolds took on Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The University of Cincinnati Bearcats, where Kelce played during his college career, took on the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Wizards of Waverly Place star David Henrie took on the role of Ted and Tracy's son, Luke.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Hilleary took on the House chief of staff role years after his own time in office ended.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Colin Hanks did the vast majority of the interviews, but Reynolds took on Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The University of Cincinnati Bearcats, where Kelce played during his college career, took on the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took 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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Leakey employed Goodall as a secretary and sent her to study primate behavior in London in 1958.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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This receptiveness led to Ockenfels’ favorite pictures from their partnership — inspired by the facial distortions in the paintings of Francis Bacon — in which bendings of glass were employed to warp Bowie’s likeness.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 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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Phillies play reliever roulette Righty David Robertson entered when Cristopher Sánchez encountered trouble in the sixth, putting away pinch hitter Max Muncy, a lefty batter.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Zippers and clasps are built to stand up to daily use—mine has even encountered a few rainstorms—without losing shine or functionality.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
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
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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
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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 part through an NIL deal and by buying out Demin’s Real Madrid contract, BYU recruited Demin to play for the Cougars in the 2024-25 academic year.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Many recruited to these networks, like the young woman in Phoenix, are desperate and see stacks of cash advertised on social media as either a way out or a risk worth taking; Brambl added many don’t have the maturity or judgment to realize the dangers.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Took on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20on. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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