takes over

verb

Definition of takes overnext
present tense third-person singular of take over
1
as in substitutes
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 shoulders
to take to or upon oneself took over the responsibility of caring for the animals

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3
as in seizes
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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Recent Examples of takes over Others will be displaced by AI that takes over processes which no longer require human intervention. —Hugh Son, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025 Scott Rudin’s Little Bear Ridge Road takes over the theater next. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takes over
  1. shoulders
  2. seizes
  3. stands in
  4. assumes
  5. grabs
  6. fills in
  7. accepts
  8. converts
Verb
  • Even as Redd shoulders the weight of her past, this new chapter is filled with joy.
    — Essence, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
  • While the rest of the film is populated with stars, including not only DiCaprio but Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, and Benicio del Toro, Infiniti, a newcomer to film, shoulders the brunt of the film’s emotional arc.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of shoulders
Verb
  • Continue reading … DRUG WAR VICTORY – Task force seizes enough cocaine 'to kill every American' in record efforts.
    — , FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Against her will, Fadia becomes trapped in an asylum while her cousin seizes her inheritance, depriving her of even her right to grieve.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Definition of seizes
Verb
  • After the two dates in Los Angeles, the Fifty Something Tour will then go to Mexico City for one show, followed by two-night stands in Fort Worth, Chicago, New York and Toronto.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The upswing in Stellantis' sales stands in contrast to the company's performance in recent memory.
    — Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Definition of stands in
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  • This is the scenario Dalio warns of, namely if interest costs exceed growth rates, growth can no longer carry the debt burden in the way that Trump assumes, because growth is vulnerable to shifts in rates, inflation, or the economic cycle.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Their paper challenges the standard Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) model, which assumes that the effects of dark energy remain constant.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of assumes
Verb
  • When virtual particle pairs pop into existence at the edge of black holes, sometimes the black hole’s gravity grabs one partner while the other escapes.
    — Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • When Catalina goes into the kitchen to refill her calabash, Frances grabs the box of Thompson paperbacks and makes a run for Ray at the restaurant.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of grabs
Verb
  • Tom, by contrast, argues for a more imaginative reconstruction of what has been lost, the kind of history that fills in silences.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Cooler weather fills in behind the front Thursday, becoming drier into the weekend.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Definition of fills in
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  • If the militant group accepts it, the plan called for Hamas to lay down its arms and renounce governance in the Strip.
    — Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Completeness is the chance that Arthur accepts a valid proof.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of accepts
Verb
  • Each of the casitas at Los Milics has a living room that converts to a bedroom.
    — Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Taiwan converts time into a weapon by turning drones into throughput problems, from design to fab to field to refresh.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of converts

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