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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
Now, the two teams take on one another in this weekend’s City Series — with bragging rights and winning steaks on the line.
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Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The restaurant serves a beloved Mexican take on Japanese sushi, turning the tradition of small raw rolls on its head.
—Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Time slows, distractions fall away, and familiar coastlines take on a different character from the water.
—Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
After Janicza offered her mentorship, the playwright agreed to take on the task.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
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Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The restaurant serves a beloved Mexican take on Japanese sushi, turning the tradition of small raw rolls on its head.
—Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Time slows, distractions fall away, and familiar coastlines take on a different character from the water.
—Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
After Janicza offered her mentorship, the playwright agreed to take on the task.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on
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China's exports gathered pace in April as factories scrambled to meet surging overseas demand from foreign buyers stockpiling goods as the Iran fanned fears of higher input costs.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Rafa starts to fidget around noon before mama is supposed to meet us for her lunch break.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The company employs about five hundred people.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Samsung operates 12 fabrication lines, employs over 260,000 people worldwide, and is investing $73 billion in semiconductor capex and R&D this year alone, the largest single-year chip investment by any company in history.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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Luxury has learnt to borrow the grammar of collectible culture, and collectible culture has learnt to move with the urgency of streetwear.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Every penny of that spending blitz was borrowed and essentially printed.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Many have infinity-edge hot tubs—and the hotel is in the process of installing those in every casita—and all face the Sea of Cortez.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Scotland is making its ninth World Cup appearance… Also, Haiti will play a pre-World Cup friendly against New Zealand at Inter Miami’s Fort Lauderdale stadium on June 2 and Turkey, a USA group opponent, faces Venezuela there on June 6.—
Michelle Kaufman
May 15,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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But in hiring the three-time Stanley Cup winner, the Ducks earned credibility in terms of coaching acumen and became an attraction for players.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Stefanie Markman joined the division as head of business & legal affairs, while Alix Teppel has come on board as head of marketing & partnerships, and KC Warnke was hired as head of physical production.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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It must be adopted by Tuesday, June 30.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The groups called for a moratorium on new data center development in order to allow local governments more time to adopt policies, investigate new zoning codes and hear community input.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Chelsea’s squad demographic falls somewhere in between but is probably closer to the former than the latter, and a football legend with his resume should not encounter the authority problems faced by owner BlueCo’s previous hires.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Their deaths were not inevitable — they were exposed to, and in many cases were pushed harmful content online, the kind any child could encounter.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Longoria had been recruited from Valencia as sporting director only six months previously and, despite being only 34 years old, he was installed as president in Eyraud’s place.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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T cells normally recognize other cells that have been infected by a virus or bacterium, or are otherwise abnormal, and either destroy them or recruit other parts of the immune system to do so.—
Amber Dance,
ArsTechnica,
17 May 2026
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“Take on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20on. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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