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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
The original film may have been a smash in part due to its propulsive new take on a genre, but its appeal was never just its thrills and chills.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 June 2025
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro made waves—not for his on-court performance, but for his controversial take on the past.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 June 2025
Upcoming Sarah Snook-starring thriller series All Her Fault and Lena Dunham rom-com show Too Much, as well as a planned TV take on Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds got big shout-outs during SXSW London on Thursday.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
The White House criticism set the tone for its take on higher education institutions.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 June 2025
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro made waves—not for his on-court performance, but for his controversial take on the past.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 June 2025
Upcoming Sarah Snook-starring thriller series All Her Fault and Lena Dunham rom-com show Too Much, as well as a planned TV take on Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds got big shout-outs during SXSW London on Thursday.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
The White House criticism set the tone for its take on higher education institutions.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on
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The nomination comes just two days after Trump met with Pakistani Army Chief of Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir at the White House.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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After learning that Ayden Heaven had met Eintracht Frankfurt officials during the winter transfer window, Wilcox arranged for the teenage Arsenal defender to visit Old Trafford for the Europa League meeting with Rangers on January 23.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Hospital heals, and also employs With 750 workers, the hospital is the valley's largest employer.—
John Daley,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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Together, education and health services employ a million people in the Commonwealth.—
Alan M. Leventhal,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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But borrowing to finance tax cuts for the very wealthiest, when incomes are already historically unequal, is simply bad economics.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Elie’s cultural history of the nineteen-eighties examines how a generation of artists borrowed the language and imagery of Christianity to explore moral and existential concerns.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Advertisement In particular, support for neighboring Ukraine and its European aspirations will face new hurdles.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
21 June 2025
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Other parts of the country will also face similar issues due to the high heat.—
Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
21 June 2025
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It has been reported that Meta tried to hire OpenAI’s Noam Brown as well as Google DeepMind’s chief technology officer Koray Kavukcuoglu, who was handed a big promotion to chief AI architect across all of Google’s AI products perhaps in response.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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Mamdani’s campaign has recently hired security amid an uptick in threats leveled against him.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Pharmaceutical companies have adopted QR technologies for medication tracking from manufacturer to patient, ensuring authenticity and preventing counterfeits.—
Swati Tyagi,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Other places, including Washington, D.C., more recently adopted it.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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Despite years of investments in analytics platforms, dashboards and data storage systems, many organizations continue to encounter the same core challenge: translating vast amounts of customer data into personalized, meaningful experiences that drive growth.—
Lalena Nau,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The litigation against these celebrities has encountered hurdles.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 June 2025
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Among them was a marathon sectional championship game against Lincoln-Way Central and Florida State recruit Lisabella Dimitrijevic.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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The filmmaker hatched the idea after reading an article about gay rehabilitation centers and recruited Brian Wayne Peterson to write the script.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2025
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“Take on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20on. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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