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as in substituted
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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as in accepted
to take to or upon oneself
took over the responsibility of caring for the animals
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as in seized
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 took over
The second half was more of the same as Colorado’s physicality took over.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
The sellout streak was 117 games entering the 2025-26 season, and season-ticket revenue rose 227% since Dundon took over.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026
His goals are similar to that of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who took over Wrexham AFC in 2021.
—Ryan Brennan
march 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
Detective Juan Segovia, who took over as lead investigator in 2020 but also worked the case in 2006, previously testified that phone records placed Jones near the Kendall crime scene.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Kosloske performed chest compressions for about seven minutes until police took over, continuing until EMTs arrived.
—Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
State police took over the investigation nearly a month after the allegations were reported.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Jerry Mack, a former NFL assistant and head coach at North Carolina Central, took over for Brian Bohannon and things instantly looked better in a 10-9 season-opening loss at Wake Forest.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The new restaurant took over and renovated the former Arby’s location vacated last year.
—Teresa Stepzinski, Florida Times-Union, 22 Jan. 2026
Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
The sellout streak was 117 games entering the 2025-26 season, and season-ticket revenue rose 227% since Dundon took over.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026
His goals are similar to that of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who took over Wrexham AFC in 2021.
—Ryan Brennan
march 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
Detective Juan Segovia, who took over as lead investigator in 2020 but also worked the case in 2006, previously testified that phone records placed Jones near the Kendall crime scene.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Kosloske performed chest compressions for about seven minutes until police took over, continuing until EMTs arrived.
—Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
State police took over the investigation nearly a month after the allegations were reported.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Jerry Mack, a former NFL assistant and head coach at North Carolina Central, took over for Brian Bohannon and things instantly looked better in a 10-9 season-opening loss at Wake Forest.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The new restaurant took over and renovated the former Arby’s location vacated last year.
—Teresa Stepzinski, Florida Times-Union, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for took over
Verb
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But since then, the Senate substituted its own version, meaning the lower chamber would have to reconsider the changes to the measure.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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So a vegetable dye was substituted.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Buckley, clad in an elegant red and pink strapless gown, accepted the accolade with a rousing speech, thanking her husband and the team behind the film, and gushing over the emotional complexity of motherhood.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Once the prompt is accepted, the demo shows a new row of Bieber songs and albums appear on the homepage.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
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The President has seized upon the claim by right-wing groups that white South Africans, particularly farmers, are victims of an ongoing genocide.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Deputies seized about 29 grams of methamphetamine, ammunition, high-capacity magazines, a machine gun conversion device and guns.—
Ryan Oehrli
March 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jackson's sons and daughters stood in line to greet mourners.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Only days before, Al-Rahi had stood in the very churchyard where the crowd assembled Wednesday for his funeral.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Grenell assumed the interim executive director role at the Kennedy Center in February 2025.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
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Claire was initially surprised that this busybody had assumed the role of her official helper without an invitation.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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Tiller also made an impact as a rim protector and grabbed four offensive rebounds.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ricks grabbed a knife from the kitchen and began to stab Sanchez multiple times, court records showed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Victor pulls a gun on the monster, but his bullet hits Elizabeth, who stepped in to protect it.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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The state has stepped in for reasons including fiscal mismanagement, cheating scandals and consistently failing academic performance at a campus.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Liljegren has shouldered a pretty tough burden in San Jose this year against top competition, and did a good job of limiting chances against.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Manager Joe Espada recently suggested those numbers reflected in part the workload Altuve shouldered for a short-handed roster.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Took over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/took%20over. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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