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taking over

noun as in accession

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Now, visitors are scarce and the jungle is taking over, leaving some locals nostalgic.

Taking over the role of Audrey Griswold from Dana Barron and Dana Hill is a young Juliette Lewis in one of her first film roles.

If Asteroids was taking over the lives of men in business, what was it doing to the men whose business was Asteroids?

In May, the IRGC declared that it was taking over responsibility of border police and is reinforcing border posts.

By taking over Novoazovsk, the separatists cleared the way for more servicemen to pour into Ukraine.

I decided after anxious searching of heart to help the French by taking over some portion of their line with the Naval Brigade.

Within five days of Lannes's taking over command the whole complexion of the situation had altered.

Scientists had arrived, too, and they were taking over much of the detail of keeping track of the magma.

The Dominion authorities offered generous terms, financing the land purchase scheme, and taking over the railway.

A big syndicate is taking over the other steamship properties, and we must hustle to keep up with the procession.

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On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to taking over, such as: assumption, attainment, inauguration, induction, investment, and succession.

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

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