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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Dave Bautista will take over as the lead in the Amazon Prime live-action TV series based on the widely revered video game franchise of the same name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Matthew Murphy, the company’s chief accounting officer and vice president of finance, will take over the role on an interim basis, effective Sept. 15.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Aerial support crews, grounded by bad weather earlier in the week, hoped to keep operating until nightfall, when civil protection drones would take over the task of monitoring for "potential flare-ups," the governor's statement said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
MarketWatch Picks: I let my broker take over my IRA.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
My fingers reach to straighten it, but Chip motions with a nod, and other hands take over for me, quick and efficient.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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