1
as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break
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2
as in to accept
to take to or upon oneself
took over the responsibility of caring for the animals
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3
as in to seize
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
students protesting the war took over the college's radio station
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as in seizure
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the new government's high-handed takeover of private industries
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Recent Examples of take over
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Former Aurora deputy chief of staff Alex Voigt is taking over as Geneva’s next city administrator.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Jade Walker, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Bowser noted that granting D.C. statehood, an issue local officials have repeatedly advocated for, could have prevented the takeover.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Ellison is the first figure with any tech ties, even familial, to take over a legacy media company, crossing a bridge that Disney, Universal and Rupert Murdoch have refrained from approaching.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Former Aurora deputy chief of staff Alex Voigt is taking over as Geneva’s next city administrator.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal law enforcement officers in Washington, DC, and his takeover of the police department have apparently infuriated one local man.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Bowser noted that granting D.C. statehood, an issue local officials have repeatedly advocated for, could have prevented the takeover.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take over
Verb
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This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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Son Heung-min was substituted on 63 minutes, receiving a standing ovation and getting a guard of honor from the players on the pitch before hugging all the members of the Spurs bench as the crowd chanted his name.—
Steve Price,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Democracy supporters opposed to the junta have warned the international community against falling for the military’s election plan, and say such a poll will never be accepted by the people.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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Another issue is that the short-term solutions — often called levers — previously deployed to raise money to spend on transfers have not always been accepted by La Liga, who want the club to be run in a more sustainable way.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Corporate executives in the technology sector, eager to curry favor, seized on the talking point.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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To offer a personal example, early in my career at a Hollywood studio, physical presence in a collaborative office was a valuable part of my learning — and gave me opportunities to seize unspoken opportunities.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Wednesday has been reduced to a psychic gumshoe prone to seizures and crying blood (or unnamed black fluid) from the overuse of her powers.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Of those incidents, 25 resulted in the seizure of a weapon and 228 in the seizure of drugs or alcohol.—
Elyse Apel,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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He was berated by the president and Vice President JD Vance for insufficient gratitude toward the United States for its help and for standing in the way of a peace agreement with Russia.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The landowner has said unwieldy bureaucracy, and the sky-high expenses of navigating it, stand in the way of a clean-up.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Professors assume students who skip class regularly lack commitment to learning.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Yet assuming Trump follows through with his own deadline, will the pressure tactics actually work to change Putin’s war calculus?—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the meantime, the Giants went with their Opening Day second baseman, Tyler Fitzgerald, while Christian Koss occupied third base on the second day of Matt Chapman’s absence with inflammation in his right hand.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The eight inaugural Chicago-area Jack in the Boxes are all corporate owned and occupy former Arby’s restaurants acquired in one fell swoop from a large franchise operator to get the brand reestablished quickly in the market, Ingram said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Baykeeper has been trying to get the Corps to stop the practice for years, and is now asking Congress to intervene by banning it in the upcoming appropriations bill, or through the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) next year.—
Debbie Elliott,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Senate on Friday broke a multiday impasse by passing the first three fiscal 2026 spending bills, the first time the upper chamber has passed appropriations bills before the August recess since 2018.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Take over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20over. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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