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takeover

noun as in appropriation

noun as in requisition

noun as in takeover bid

Weak match

noun as in coup d'état

noun as in annexation

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Certainly his clothes support this notion of impending takeover.

They financed the Republican takeover of the New York State Senate.

Aside from the obvious “Senate takeover” headline, there were plenty of other side stories worth noting, as well.

The biggest impact of a GOP takeover will be on appointments.

The worst effect of a Republican takeover would be on the environment.

Dimitrov and Kalarov returned from Moscow, where they had been in exile since 1925, to assist the new government in its takeover.

Soon after the communist takeover the combined elementary-secondary period of schooling was reduced from twelve to eleven years.

We are not going to effect a hostile takeover of my friends.

What will justify such a volte-face and with what excuse can he repudiate the principles with which he justified his takeover?

Until the Communist takeover in 1944, there had been two broad social classes in the country, an upper and a lower class.

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On this page you'll find 403 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to takeover, such as: active, brisk, dynamic, effective, efficient, and forceful.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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