Shell and Take on

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Shell verb - To remove the natural covering of.

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Take on and shell are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take on" instead a verb "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

Take on verb - To enter into contest or conflict with.

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Shell and take on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shell" instead a verb "Take on".

The story Shell Shock is an incredibly dark take on military stories in the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom.

Source: Darker And Edgier / Fan Works
Iron Man 3 (2013): Following the Alien Invasion, a shell-shocked Tony goes Transhuman to take on the Diabolical Mastermind behind the terrorist organization that targeted him in the first film.

Source: Film / Iron Man
Four of the Paladins in Voltron: Legendary Defender either are or were Military School students (the fifth being an actual soldier), thus explaining how a bunch of teenagers and one Shell-Shocked Veteran are at all equipped to take on an entire Evil Empire.

Source: Military School

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