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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
Just days after its July debut at Nami, 835 E Main St., the dish took on a contagious (in a good way) quality for diners.
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Expect elevated takes on classic American road food—elk burgers, hand-cut fries, inventive cocktails—and live music on the patio when the weather’s good.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Speculation has swirled for months about which actor could take on Ian Fleming’s iconic MI6 agent following Daniel Craig’s recent portrayal in four Bond films.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
What struck me initially as an avant-garde take on lighting-as-sculpture is indicative, more so, of a movement towards authenticity—where craftsmanship and off-kilter detail are taking precedence over tight lines and modern silhouettes.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Expect elevated takes on classic American road food—elk burgers, hand-cut fries, inventive cocktails—and live music on the patio when the weather’s good.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Speculation has swirled for months about which actor could take on Ian Fleming’s iconic MI6 agent following Daniel Craig’s recent portrayal in four Bond films.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
What struck me initially as an avant-garde take on lighting-as-sculpture is indicative, more so, of a movement towards authenticity—where craftsmanship and off-kilter detail are taking precedence over tight lines and modern silhouettes.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on
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On Rosh Hashanah of 1944, Fernande met a young American Jewish soldier named David Snegg at the Grand Synagogue in Paris.—
Marc Snegg,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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In addition to addressing the crowd, Eminem also met some fans and hung out with a few, again thanking them for their support over the past quarter century.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the nuanced collaboration and communications strategy employed by groups like the MFDP and the Young Patriots offers a solution, one that could dramatically increase the chances of achieving activists’ goals.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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The district employs more than 1,400 paraprofessionals.—
Chesnie Wardell,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Europe’s traditionally weaker economies have outperformed the core countries in recent years, and now nations like Spain, Italy, and Portugal as well as Greece can borrow at the same costs as France and Germany, a sign both of their strength and the European giants’ weakness.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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That includes those students with rich parents who didn’t borrow at all; of those who did borrow, 73% of dental students, 57% of medical and osteopathic students and 30% of law students borrowed more than the new $50,000 a year limit.—
Fiona Riley,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The tech outage impacting United’s flights comes just two weeks after Alaska Airlines faced a similar issue, which forced it to ground its entire fleet for three hours.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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By the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, some areas of medicine, such as psychiatry, would face increasing criticism, including from social movements representing women and LGBT people.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday will consider hiring a lawyer at the center of a controversy in Keller ISD to represent District Clerk Tom Wilder in a second petition calling for his removal.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Aug. 2025
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He was hired as an internal auditor in 1999 before taking on leadership positions of increasing authority, including budget and research director, deputy city manager and assistant city manager.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, not all countries have the infrastructure to adopt these systems, and this uneven rollout may further exacerbate global disparities in travel access.—
Armand Arton,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Through the years, climbers began adopting devices like pitons that could be hammered into cracks and used to prevent lethal falls.—
Mary Beth Skylis,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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Coming back from space, the ship encounters much higher temperatures than the booster sees at lower velocities.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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Investigators encounter them at multiple times in human history.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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From my first conversation with Tommy Gilhooly, I got fired up about coaching and recruiting true student-athletes and building upon a proud basketball program.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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That honestly brings me more joy than getting recruited.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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