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as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
decided to take her on as store manager
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as in to borrow
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 take on
For their part, each tournament team could take on a maximum of one NBA player.
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Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
This is a more sophisticated take on the idea of a sautration attack as such systems are much harder to detect.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
San Diego then travels to Portland on April 29 to take on the Thorns before returning home May 3 to host Bay FC at Snapdragon Stadium.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
All of this, together with the Panigale's already formidable aero kit create a motorcycle that’s ready to take on the track as is, without any alterations.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
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Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
This is a more sophisticated take on the idea of a sautration attack as such systems are much harder to detect.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
San Diego then travels to Portland on April 29 to take on the Thorns before returning home May 3 to host Bay FC at Snapdragon Stadium.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
All of this, together with the Panigale's already formidable aero kit create a motorcycle that’s ready to take on the track as is, without any alterations.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on
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Within eight minutes, the New Kensington fire department arrived and was met with heavy flames at the back of the house.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The teams meet for the third time this season.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Chalker told me that his consulting firm, Global Risk Advisors, had once employed nearly two hundred people, almost all of them former military and intelligence officers.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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His poems employ numbers significant to Dine (Navajo) thought and ways of life.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Those who've borrowed up to $24,999 will still have a 10-year repayment term.—
Kamaron McNair,Annie Nova,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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She has been forced to borrow gas money from her 15-year-old daughter’s birthday gift fund and ration her own food so her three children can eat.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Zeeshan later appeared in bond court facing a charge of assault with religious prejudice.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Phillies clobbered Colorado 10-1 on a windy Friday afternoon in LoDo that featured the return of wintry weather and a reminder of the challenge facing an organization that lost 119 games last season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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The relationship healed after Howard was hired as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2019.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The invader is a skillful art restorer, Lori Butler (Michaela Coel), who’s been hired by Julian’s greedy children, Barnaby (James Corden) and Sallie (Jessica Gunning), to work, or pose, as their father’s new assistant.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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During Easter, Berman cautions adults not to impulsively adopt a bunny for children who may not be committed to caring for them long-term.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Into the garbage went one man’s Bible, eyeglasses, clothes and photos of his sister and the mom who adopted him.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Nearly half the species in this stretch of forest are nocturnal, offering a rare chance to encounter species like red-eyed tree frogs and bats in their natural environments.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Are your goals encountering a wild card?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Chalker was asked to come up with a plan to recruit other scientists, and began by reading old cable traffic about how the agency had handled Soviet defectors in the John le Carré days.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Last season, the Horned Frogs emphatically arrived with Campbell’s familiar ability to recruit and push the tempo and play fierce defense, to the tune of a 34-4 record and a trip to the Elite Eight.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Take on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20on. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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