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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
Addiction takes on various forms and can look different for different people.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Lopez takes on the title role of Aurora, a mysterious screen siren haunting the fantasies of a political prisoner held in a repressive South American jail.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 June 2025
Dominic McLaughlin will star as Harry Potter, while Arabella Stanton takes on the role of Hermione Granger; and Alastair Stout plays Ron Weasley.
Pre-sale tickets for Felton’s run on Broadway will begin on June 10.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 5 June 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be taking on the Indiana Pacers, offering a different feeling to the NBA Finals for the first time in years.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Lopez takes on the title role of Aurora, a mysterious screen siren haunting the fantasies of a political prisoner held in a repressive South American jail.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 June 2025
Dominic McLaughlin will star as Harry Potter, while Arabella Stanton takes on the role of Hermione Granger; and Alastair Stout plays Ron Weasley.
Pre-sale tickets for Felton’s run on Broadway will begin on June 10.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 5 June 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be taking on the Indiana Pacers, offering a different feeling to the NBA Finals for the first time in years.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on
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Since Newsom directed state workers to return to in-person work four days a week starting in July, several unions have filed unfair labor practices that allege the administration violated state labor laws by failing to meet and confer over the impacts of the policy change.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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It was agreed that Minna would meet Constance at home and proceed from there.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Becker and colleagues employed a Pavlov-like research design to figure out whether people can decouple the sensation of pain from the experience of that pain.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Instead, Lloyd employed a bare stage and an ensemble of actors dressed all in black.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Investors have been demanding the U.S. government pay more in interest to borrow because of worries about whether it’s set to add trillions of dollars to its debt through tax cuts under discussion on Capitol Hill.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Jason borrowed Travis’ Chanel flamingo shirt to wear at the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend benefiting Children's Mercy Hospital on Saturday, May 31.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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One university, Oregon, is already facing an existing Title IX class action lawsuit that includes claims of inequitable treatment related to NIL opportunities and resources.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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Instead, as Apple heads into this year’s showcase, the company faces nagging questions about whether the nearly 50-year-old company has lost some of the mystique and innovative drive that turned it into a tech trendsetter.—
Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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After the Motsepe takeover in 2003, the club hired a series of high-profile managers, including the legendary Bulgarian forward Hristo Stoichkov and the late Dutch midfielder Johan Neeskens.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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The company hired McKinsey to develop a growth playbook for CNN.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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At the heart of the conference is the push to ratify the High Seas Treaty, adopted in 2023.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The term smart city, which first began to appear in the 1990s, is used to describe an urban area that adopts innovative digital technologies, data, sensors, and connectivity to improve a community’s livability, workability, and sustainability.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Domestic cats descend from desert-dwelling ancestors who rarely encountered large bodies of water.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Yankees supporters are accustomed to Dodger Stadium being hostile ground, but being hit by a chunk of concrete falling from the stadium ceiling is beyond what fans steel themselves to encounter.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 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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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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