Steal and Take over

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Steal verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.

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Take over and steal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take over" instead a verb "Steal".

Nearby Words: stealing, stealth

Take over verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

Usage example: students protesting the war took over the college's radio station

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Steal and take over are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Steal" instead a verb "Take over".

And remember Team Rocket's efforts to steal and take over?

Source: Webcomic / Nuzlocke Comics
Kazebar wanted to steal Ben's power to travel between worlds and take over the universe.

Source: The Bad Guy Wins / Literature
The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles miniseries falls into this trope when the turtles steal Baxter Stockman's van and take over his laboratory for no reason other than that he's a bad guy.

Source: Protagonist-Centered Morality

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