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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
Trump was responding to a new law in South Africa that gives the government powers in some instances to expropriate land from people.
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Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Just last month, Ramaphosa signed a bill into law that provided new guidelines for land expropriation, including enabling the government to expropriate land without compensation in certain cases.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Feb. 2025
After the 1959 revolution, the state expropriated the ground floor.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Just last month, Ramaphosa signed a bill into law that provided new guidelines for land expropriation, including enabling the government to expropriate land without compensation in certain cases.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Feb. 2025
After the 1959 revolution, the state expropriated the ground floor.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expropriate
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In a lightning three-week offensive, the M23 took control of eastern Congo's main city Goma and seized the second largest city, Bukavu.—
JANVIER BARHAHIGA AND MONIKA PRONCZUK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Late last year, a U.K. court ruled that police can seize more than 2.6 million pounds ($3.3 million) to cover years of unpaid taxes from the pair and freeze some of their accounts.—
STEPHEN McGRATH,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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Natalia was evicted from the apartment a year later and the couple was hit with accusations of abandonment and several charges related to the neglect of a dependent.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The ship was essentially evicted from its pier last year and given until Sept. 2024 to find a new home.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
20 Feb. 2025
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This was when the government of Robert Mugabe confiscated land in Zimbabwe in a very aggressive way.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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Their journey began more than a year ago when they were confiscated from smugglers at the Mexican border after being snatched from the wild, their mothers killed in the process.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Kyle Shanahan’s system elevates almost every QB, but Lance lasted only eight games (four starts) with the 49ers, then failed to usurp Cooper Rush in Dallas.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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This began a multi-decade attempt by George to usurp power from Edward and take the throne for himself.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Syria, Iran’s main regional partner, is now run not by Iranian ally Bashar al-Assad but by an anti-Iranian coalition that has deprived Tehran of its land bridge to Lebanon.—
Philip H. Gordon,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Feb. 2025
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Kennedy has his eye on two things: the health of the American people and the corruption in DC that has deprived the American people of good health.—
Wendy Murphy,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Amazon Prime login page that, if completed, will steal your account credentials.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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According to the Financial Times, the recent heist saw large amounts of Ethereum coins stolen from Bybit's cold wallets, which were believed to be more secure than hot wallets typically used for transactions.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Schar nipped in and dispossessed him, allowing Anthony Gordon to double their lead.—
Oli Gamp,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Now that fires from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to Castaic have finally subsided, thousands upon thousands of residents are returning to a life dispossessed of its least common denominators.—
Phi Do,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Tari Eason scored 14 points and Dillon Brooks added 12. Sabonis’ injury Sabonis grabbed his left hamstring while running the floor just over a minute into the game.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025
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Lozano exited the match in the 28th minute after appearing to grab his left hamstring.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Expropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expropriate. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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