taken over

verb

past participle of take over
1
as in stood in
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 accepted
to take to or upon oneself took over the responsibility of caring for the animals

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3
as in commandeered
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 taken over Croatia and Ghana fans have taken over the city. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 28 June 2026 In the work of fiction, the ship is taken over to prevent catastrophe. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026 Since its founding in 2002, SpaceX has taken over the market. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 May 2026 Heeled flip-flops have taken over—kind of out of nowhere—with A-listers like Hailey Bieber and Katie Holmes as fans. — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 13 June 2026 In the ’90s, the peninsula was taken over by a string of summer-only nightclubs, with little regard for the natural surroundings or the ancient cemetery buried in the pine forest. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026 For The Times) Paul Schilling has taken over as football coach at Crescenta Valley High, and one of his first decisions was turning running back Julian Savery into a quarterback. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 The Padres’ only run in the first six innings came on a home run by Ty France in the fifth off Brandon Pfaadt, who had taken over for starter Zac Gallen, who departed following the third inning after being hit in his throwing shoulder by a line drive. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 The Mizzou basketball program was in shambles in 1967 when it was taken over by Stewart, the Shelbyville native and True Son who’d starred on Missouri’s basketball and baseball teams in the 1950s. — Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken over
  1. stood in
  2. accepted
  3. commandeered
  4. filled in
  5. assumed
  6. occupied
  7. stepped in
  8. undertaken
Verb
  • Mary Ellen Brown, 68, stood in the back of the chapel and greeted those who walked inside, toward their usual pews, while Emily Lyons, almost 90, maneuvered her walker through the worn wooden doors.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Fans for Brazil and Scotland stood in line outside the park, hoping for a chance to get through before the game concludes.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Definition of stood in
Verb
  • On Friday, Pope Leo formally accepted the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center, a non-partisan non-profit located across from Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Reuters Calling on America to recommit itself to its founding principles of unity and peace at home and abroad, Pope Leo XIV accepted the Liberty Medal on Friday during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of accepted
Verb
  • The event was so popular that the crowd spilled into the place next door, and in a restaurant called Amber, the sound system was commandeered.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • The concept is based upon unfussy Italian cooking with local ingredients, commandeered by a chef whose background is in looking after Italy’s most prestigious families, rather than restaurants.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of commandeered
Verb
  • The sign at the front of the stadium remained a little underwhelming, with the word Lumen blacked out but no replacement filled in.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Scotland's Tartan Army supporters were out in mass, creating a wave of red inside a filled in Gillette Stadium, located about 30 miles outside Boston.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Definition of filled in
Verb
  • Many business leaders assumed the semiconductor crisis ended with the pandemic.
    — Jim Bureau, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The defense attorney said police automatically assumed her client was the suspect from the start.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • But the location of his grave was lost once British troops retook the city in late 1778 and occupied it through the war’s end, camping in the cemetery.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • Dying was such a momentous thing to do, and while Matthew, their dear friend, their cousin-brother, had been off doing it, the women had occupied themselves with such frivolities as cleaning and heat.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of occupied
Verb
  • In 1968, the federal government stepped in and started selling flood insurance managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
    — Brian New, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The Democratic National Committee and attorney Marc Elias had stepped in to defend the limits.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of stepped in
Verb
  • Thu’s team hand-cut roughly 65 kilos of noodles, one of many marathon prep sessions undertaken in pursuit of authenticity.
    — Karen Yuan, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • Once this cycle of testing is extensively undertaken, the AI maker refines the AI and can feel more comfortable that the AI is ready for release.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of undertaken

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“Taken over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20over. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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