Synonyms for take control
take con·trol

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1. take hold, take charge, take controlverb

   assume control

   Synonyms:
   take charge, take hold, hold

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1. Master Sgt. David Royer:

   They're very strong and they've shown me -- do not let fear take control of you.

2. Kim Stanley:

   I like the idea of geoengineering because I think we're already doing it, and once we admit to it and begin to try to take control of it for good, we are in a more honest relationship with the planet.

3. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham:

   We have too many, people on one stage and too few on the other, i don't mind being asked hard questions and challenging questions, I think some of the questions have been downright silly and this thing has gone on too long, the second debate went on too long, the last debate was just a complete food fight. So we're trying to take control of the process. And Reince Priebus is a good friend, my beef is not with him.

4. Bob Briscoe:

   However, once information is released, it can never be unreleased, i look at history (e.g. McCarthyism), and I consider the possibility of a future when those with power take control over information about us stored many years before, that we did not realize was so revealing when we released it. For instance, how could I have realized that my recorded eye movements would reveal so much about my inner self?

5. Albert Kelly:

   We do not believe it is necessary for the state attorney general to take control.