take over
- adopt v.
- annex v.
- appropriate v.
- assume v.
- assume v.
- command v.
- confiscate v.
- co-opt v.
- cover v.
- displace v.
- expropriate v.
- inherit v.
- manage v.
- monopolize v.
- pinch hit v.
- possess v.
- replace v.
- rule v.
- seize v.
- spell v.
- steer v.
- substitute v.
- succeed v.
- supersede v.
- supplant v.
- annexation n.
- appropriation n.
- assumption n.
- conquest n.
- coup d'état n.
- merger n.
- ownership n.
- proprietorship n.
- requisition n.
- takeover bid n.
- triumph n.
- enterprising adj.
- forceful adj.
- vigorous adj.
Example Sentences
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But unlike with the others, there’s no live view of it, and no way to take over the browser to, say, type in login or payment information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Birmingham blocked a punt to take over at the Cleveland 11, only to have Cleveland block the ensuing field-goal attempt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
His comments came as New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed the state's top prosecutor, Attorney General Letitia James, to take over the investigation.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Lynch, who was already on the board, will become chairman on Friday and take over as CEO in the next month, the company said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
She needed him to leave so that she could take over the ticketing and find herself a suitable meal, which, if he didn’t leave soon, would absolutely end up being Boaz.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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