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take over from

VERB

relieve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assist

STRONG

aid spell succor support sustain

WEAK

bring aid give a break give a hand give a rest stand in (for) substitute for take the place of

Antonyms

WEAK

accuse blame burden condemn discourage harm hurt injure pain trouble upset worry

VERB

replace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change follow oust recover reinstate restore succeed supplant supply take over

STRONG

alter compensate displace mend patch reconstitute recoup redeem redress reestablish refund regain reimburse repay restitute retrieve ring shift sub substitute supersede

WEAK

back up fill in front for give back outplace pinch hit for put back ring in stand in (for) stand in lieu of step into shoes of swap places take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep precede

STRONG

break damage deprive forfeit lose penalize remain take worsen

WEAK

leave alone

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BP said Tuesday board member Ian Tyler would take over from Manifold as chairman on an interim basis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Ternus, currently the head of hardware engineering who has been at Apple for 25 years, will take over from Cook on 1 September.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Existing systems on cargo ships and tankers are built to take over from GPS for up to a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"This is our home and we always want to put out a performance worthy of the Queensland jersey," said Reds coach Les Kiss, who will take over from Joe Schmidt as Australia coach in July.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Of course, he didn’t take over from Figan.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

take over from

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