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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
Her husband has taken on a second job and is now working seven days a week to help the family make ends meet.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
That competition has increasingly taken on geopolitical overtones.
—Ray Mwayera, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Vantor’s images, taken on March 11, provide a clear view of the damage.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
Both cases were taken on by the Northern California Innocence Project.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
However, the dance has taken on a life of its own outside the game, and is frequently performed as a taunting gesture at competitions.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
The guidance offers producers, heads of department, and those in leadership roles simple steps that can be taken on productions regardless of their size, genre, or budget, to address and prevent risks to worker wellbeing, the charity said.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
But this one, just yards from where the Super Bowl will kick off Sunday, has taken on a particular level of infamy.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Suplee has spent the past several years documenting his transformation on his podcast, American Glutton, and across social media, where his second career as a fitness influencer has taken on a life of its own.
—Mike Wehner, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
That competition has increasingly taken on geopolitical overtones.
—Ray Mwayera, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Vantor’s images, taken on March 11, provide a clear view of the damage.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
Both cases were taken on by the Northern California Innocence Project.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
However, the dance has taken on a life of its own outside the game, and is frequently performed as a taunting gesture at competitions.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
The guidance offers producers, heads of department, and those in leadership roles simple steps that can be taken on productions regardless of their size, genre, or budget, to address and prevent risks to worker wellbeing, the charity said.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
But this one, just yards from where the Super Bowl will kick off Sunday, has taken on a particular level of infamy.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Suplee has spent the past several years documenting his transformation on his podcast, American Glutton, and across social media, where his second career as a fitness influencer has taken on a life of its own.
—Mike Wehner, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken on
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Sable has faced particular backlash over its efforts to restart a pipeline that ruptured in 2015, causing one of the biggest oil spills in state history.—
Clara Harter Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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The steep fee, enacted in 2015 due to surging demand among American expatriates seeking to avoid new tax reporting requirements, faced fierce opposition.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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His first game was at West Bromwich Albion, where Kinnear was taken ill at the team hotel, leading to Chris Hughton being placed in temporary charge.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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However, on Saturday, the forest service has placed areas along and east of the Interstate 35 corridor, including the Austin metro area and the Hill Country, under a high level of fire danger.—
Roberto Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Depending on how bad the pest ruined plants in a particular latitude, the farmer either made it financially, or borrowed more from the bank to eat during the winter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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The ring was borrowed from a co-worker, while the other three devices were provided by the companies for testing.—
Brian Cheung,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sofia is the film director Sofia Coppola, who’s been one of Jacobs’s close friends since the two met, in the early nineties, toward the end of his time at Perry Ellis.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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More than 1,000 Lebanese have died since militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and was met with a blistering response that caused more than 700,000 to flee their homes.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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When Schertz was hired away from Indiana State by Saint Louis after that season, Avila followed the coach to the Atlantic 10.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Sources have told the Miami Herald that Cantens has been hired as FIU’s new men’s basketball coach.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Mikala grew up taking annual family trips to Austin to visit her grandmother, an Austinite since 1975, and has fully adopted the Texas lifestyle since moving to the Lone Star State in 2018.—
Mikala Compton,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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In fact, since the gas tax was adopted in 1929, Massachusetts has never suspended the gas tax.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Margulis keeps her teammates engaged too.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The 17 Again star was previously engaged to actor Cottrell Guidry and producer and director Darren Genet.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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Meryl Streep made the character an icon—and in the years since the film premiered in 2006, Wintour has more or less embraced the comparisons.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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The team has embraced me, the organization from the front office to my teammates to the coaching staff.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Taken on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20on. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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