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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
After another quiet run in 2023, Dowdle finally got a chance to take on feature back production in 2024.
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
To this particular brand of Christianity Gauguin married a sui-generis take on Polynesian religion.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
James switched and took on the challenge of defending Cooper in the post, drawing more cheers.
—Broderick Turner
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Like ‘Smallville’ and the original Superman movies before it, this take on the Fortress also featured Jor-El as an AI hologram, teaching and helping Clark throughout his early adult years to become the Man of Steel.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 11 July 2025
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
To this particular brand of Christianity Gauguin married a sui-generis take on Polynesian religion.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
James switched and took on the challenge of defending Cooper in the post, drawing more cheers.
—Broderick Turner
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Like ‘Smallville’ and the original Superman movies before it, this take on the Fortress also featured Jor-El as an AI hologram, teaching and helping Clark throughout his early adult years to become the Man of Steel.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on
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Choose a protein powder that will meet your specific needs.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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And while mobile banking is on the rise, meeting with a real person—bank tellers—remains the most prevalent primary method of account access for households aged 65 or older.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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And importantly for companies, why employ thousands of humans to answer those calls?—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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Israeli warships and ground launchers also employ the medium/long-range Barak air defense system, which compared to David’s Sling is fully-indigenous, cheaper and slightly shorter-ranged.—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The food offerings are still a work in progress, but three of the concepts — Cosmos Burger, Lobster Lab and La Vida (think bowls, wraps and smoothies) — will be borrowed from Windmill.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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And for Black women over 40, this fantasy has never been borrowed from Paris ateliers alone, but rooted in a deep cultural tradition of spectacle, performance, and self-definition.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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Intel has faced manufacturing delays, quality-control issues, marketing errors, expensive acquisitions that didn’t work out, executive management turnover and more in a highly competitive industry.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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The move comes amid mounting frustration with the country’s law enforcement, which for decades has faced allegations of abuse — including thousands of cases of a still-prevalent torture mechanism used during apartheid — and yet failed to reduce crime.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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With less than a month before school begins, Gary Community School Corp. staffers made one thing clear during Thursday’s school board meeting – the district is hiring.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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The Sisters of Bon Secours – the nuns who ran the home from 1925 to 1961 – hired a consulting company that denied a mass grave altogether, saying there was no evidence children had been buried there.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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Essentially, customers get a grace period to adopt a software solution without overage charges—and in turn, can get a sense of their actual usage and then possibly increase their commitment level down the line.—
Vidhi Agrawal,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Now a mild-mannered convenience store owner, Sakamoto has gained some weight and adopted a more relaxed lifestyle.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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The meeting was the second time Rubio and Lavrov had encountered each other since the secretary took up the top job.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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However, OpenAI’s large language model has encountered scaling constraints and can no longer simply grow in size and complexity as with previous generations.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Colorado College under Kris Mayotte has smartly recruited mid-round picks who were top players for their CHL teams, but are maybe not marquee names.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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And Musk ‒ despised by many on the left and now seemingly a Trump foe ‒ would need to recruit candidates to a party that lacks a clear agenda.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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