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as in placed
to provide with a paying job
decided to take her on as store manager
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as in borrowed
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 taken on
Taxpayers will be shelling out a big slice of their taxes to service debt taken on in the past to finance government spending in years gone by.
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Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The convergence has also taken on a nostalgic shape online.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
In Africa, future plans to build reactors have taken on urgency, with Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa affirming their support.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The big story In this photograph taken on September 23, 2025, employees work at a garment factory in Tiruppur, in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
One person was seen being taken on a stretcher out of the second house, to which the fire spread.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Her husband has taken on a second job and is now working seven days a week to help the family make ends meet.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
That competition has increasingly taken on geopolitical overtones.
—Ray Mwayera, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The convergence has also taken on a nostalgic shape online.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
In Africa, future plans to build reactors have taken on urgency, with Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa affirming their support.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The big story In this photograph taken on September 23, 2025, employees work at a garment factory in Tiruppur, in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
One person was seen being taken on a stretcher out of the second house, to which the fire spread.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Her husband has taken on a second job and is now working seven days a week to help the family make ends meet.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
That competition has increasingly taken on geopolitical overtones.
—Ray Mwayera, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken on
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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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As Spanish speakers, some of whom speak little to no English, the mothers on the committee had faced challenges in communicating with teachers, administrators and city leaders about their children’s needs.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
22 May 2026
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In April, Brendan Carr’s FCC launched a new inquiry into the TV ratings system, including whether issues of gender identity are being included in children’s programming without flagging that content to parents, the latest scrutiny he’s placed on program content.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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A lot of the stuff that people think is new or innovative now is actually something that’s been borrowed or co-opted from something else that came before, or it was at least inspired by something that came before.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Karpathy was one of several OpenAI employees Musk borrowed from OpenAI to do months of free work at Tesla, where the development of self-driving vehicles wasn’t going as quickly as promised.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Somewhere between Pomp and Circumstance and the president’s closing remarks, more than one commencement speaker this year mentioned artificial intelligence — and met a barrage of boos.—
Ann Kirschner,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Each with a bespoke gentleness to their rhythms, these newest works by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Koji Fukada, and grand master Hirokazu Koreeda have been met with differing degrees of enthusiasm, per the many critics’ grids floating around.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Perry’s mother Suzanne Morrison wrote that her son and the family had known Iwamasa for decades, and that relatives were relieved when Perry, who’d had recurring struggles with addiction throughout his life, hired the assistant in 2022.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Netflix has hired a Fremantle strategy chief as content strategy lead in Spain, France and Italy.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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The Tribune adopted it in 1940, but Porter’s motto remained largely a regional phenomenon for four decades until CBS broadcaster Brent Musburger, a former Chicago newspaper reporter, began using it during the NCAA tournament in 1982.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Eco effort As part of the Accor group’s Planet 21 initiative, the hotel has eliminated single-use plastics, adopted energy-efficient lighting, implemented recycling programs, and introduced refillable toiletries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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All incidents involved 2026 Tesla Model Y vehicles operating with the autonomous driving system engaged and a human safety monitor onboard.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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That means nearly 95% of people who cast ballots stayed engaged all the way to the bottom and intentionally voted on term limits.—
Jovani Patterson,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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Passed in the final days of session and signed into law by Lamont earlier this week, the bill was praised as a massive victory for the state’s labor community and has been strongly embraced by unions and workers advocacy groups.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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As a front man, Riley embraced the name—and, with it, a peacocking ambition to achieve mass visibility.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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“Taken on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20on. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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