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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
In a way, this show was always going to be relevant to this community, but it’s definitely taken on new resonance now.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Then the whole thing took on even more urgency when Cale Makar missed a practice due to illness.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The good vibes that swept through Red Sox spring training camp, and across Red Sox Nation fandom last week with the blockbuster free agent signing of longtime Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, suddenly took on a sour taste Monday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Sheila took on representing a young man on death row in Texas, as the column in the Tribune notes.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Then the whole thing took on even more urgency when Cale Makar missed a practice due to illness.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The good vibes that swept through Red Sox spring training camp, and across Red Sox Nation fandom last week with the blockbuster free agent signing of longtime Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, suddenly took on a sour taste Monday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Sheila took on representing a young man on death row in Texas, as the column in the Tribune notes.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take on
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The school’s small class sizes allow for highly individualized attention, ensuring that each child’s unique learning style and academic needs are met.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, was scheduled to meet Feb. 26 through Feb. 28.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr.,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Forest is made to enable programs that employ a quantum processor to provide traditional software new capabilities, similar to how a computer may have a graphics card.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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His warp drive solution to general relativity employs a region of perfectly flat space.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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The rest would be covered by borrowing up to an additional $4 trillion, vastly increasing the federal debt.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Yes, but: This week, WBEZ reported that the mayor has renewed calls for the CPS board to borrow money to pay for those pensions.—
Monica Eng,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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That experience, and the new reality trans people will face under this order, are the tangible reflections of what may seem to others to be a mere letter on a page.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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Several Republican lawmakers have faced backlash from constituents in recent days over President Trump's sweeping cuts to the federal government, which have been spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency, a task force led by Elon Musk.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Regional airline crews also are held to the same high training standards and minimum flight hours as mainline aviators, although because of the higher pay scales at mainline carriers, regional airlines often hire pilots that are newer to the industry.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Last year, Humane hired an investment bank to sell itself, while also seeking new funding.—
Erin Griffith,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The company's chief executive also adopted a new stock-trading plan.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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By adopting this asynchronous model, organizations can overcome the challenges posed by the synchronous nature of SCIM processing.—
Ravi Laudya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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New York’s lower courts, where most New Yorkers encounter the legal system, still stand in the way of justice and progress.—
Peter Martin,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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But what happened to his brain was remarkable – the only such case ever encountered by archeologists.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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But the contracts on the chopping block also helped cover medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans, according to internal VA documents reported Tuesday by The Washington Post.—
EMILY DAVIES AND HANNAH NATANSON THE WASHINGTON POST,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The management recruits a consultant who also doesn’t know the organization but who purports to have dealt with similar problems in the past.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Take on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20on. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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