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as in to seize
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime
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as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road
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as in to confiscate
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
plans by the city to expropriate entire blocks of houses in order to bulldoze them for expansion of the airport
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Recent Examples of expropriate
He has been accused of destroying Colombia's exemplary health care system, expropriating pension funds, paying off delinquent youth with government funds, and ordering the military to cease capturing crime gang leaders.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
For several decades, the military expropriated hundreds of thousands of acres from helpless peasants, offering little or no compensation.
—Zoltan Barany, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
Additionally, the act stipulates that an expropriating authority must first try and reach a deal with the owner of the property—a provision critics say gives owners undue leverage which will delay expropriation.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Market value was preponderant in determining the value of the piece of land that the state deemed worthy of expropriating.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
For several decades, the military expropriated hundreds of thousands of acres from helpless peasants, offering little or no compensation.
—Zoltan Barany, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
Additionally, the act stipulates that an expropriating authority must first try and reach a deal with the owner of the property—a provision critics say gives owners undue leverage which will delay expropriation.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Market value was preponderant in determining the value of the piece of land that the state deemed worthy of expropriating.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expropriate
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Attackers could seize on the pattern by identifying nonexistent packages that are repeatedly hallucinated.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Officials seized less than 50 pounds of fentanyl along the U.S. northern border in the 2024 fiscal year, according to the AP, citing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) data.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Before agreeing to leave the show, Rourke faced the possibility of being the first contestant to be evicted from the CBB UK house this season, after Siwa was given a special power to choose one housemate to automatically face the public vote.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Three have been evicted for violating rules of conduct, Kozal said at the meeting.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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In 2019, Ronaldinho had properties seized and his Brazilian and Spanish passports confiscated, among reports of unpaid taxes and fines.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Personal belongings and electronics were also confiscated, according to the organization.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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The president has usurped the treaty power from the Senate by calling treaties executive agreements.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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But digital technology has been used to obscure and usurp the truth about their lives.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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This blockage deprives brain tissue of vital oxygen and nutrients, which causes brain cells to die within minutes.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Bender also was excluded from these teams, which deprived her of the opportunity to inherit assets and boost her career or retirement benefits, according to the suit.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
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The officers responded to a call around 9:30 a.m. about a Kia SUV stolen from Edgewood, Kentucky, when four suspects inside the car took off running, Fox 19 Now reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Hodge was walked intentionally, then stole second, and Harvard-Westlake made the decision to put Lopez on first to load the bases.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Attempts to dispossess majority indigenous populations are usually violent themselves, however, and almost always run up against resistance.—
Tamir Sorek,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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Central took the overtime opening kickoff but were dispossessed by Pacific Ridge center middlefielder Nick Axelson, who pushed the ball into the Spartans’ side of the pitch.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Keep scrolling for more comfortable and packable flats to grab this season from Amazon, Nordstrom, Zappos, and more—starting at $25.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2025
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Rams: After winning the 2024 draft, their biggest news this year was Sean McVay & Co. grabbing the Falcons’ 2026 first-round pick.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Expropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expropriate. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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