expropriating

verb

Definition of expropriatingnext
present participle of expropriate
1
as in seizing
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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2
as in evicting
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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3
as in confiscating
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 Synonyms for expropriating
  1. seizing
  2. depriving
  3. usurping
  4. grabbing
  5. occupying
Verb
  • Like Harris, Walz did his debate prep in a swing state, seizing the opportunity to log a few extra days in a battleground and potentially earn some goodwill among voters there.
    Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Annie Nova,Rebecca Picciotto,Josephine Rozzelle,Brian Schwartz,Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
  • After a lifetime of being objectified, Pamela Anderson is entering a new era—and seizing control.
    Emily Maddick, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of seizing
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  • The three officers had originally pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing justice and depriving Nichols of his civil rights.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The single-shot strategy urges voters to cast a ballot for only one of the two seats, which strengthens that candidate while depriving candidates of the second seat of a vote.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of depriving
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  • With prestigious institutions from Georgetown to Carnegie Mellon setting up campuses, Qatar has been able to project an image as the center for higher learning in the Middle East, usurping a position once held by far more populous countries such as Egypt and Lebanon.
    Allen Fromherz / Made by History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
  • For instance, one of his first actions was to fund the Al-Jazeera Arabic satellite television station, allowing Qatar to set the agenda on TV screens from Casablanca to Cairo, usurping the role once played by state information ministries.
    Allen Fromherz / Made by History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of usurping
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  • Looking ahead, its beer business should continue grabbing market share and its hard to imagine the wine-and-spirits unit getting much worse.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • A day could include grabbing cardamom snurrer at a bakery in Østerbro, poking around the design shops of Frederiksstaden, stopping for a dip at one of the harbor's swimming spots, and ending up at a biodynamic wine bar in Christianshavn.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of grabbing
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  • Pressure on prices Falling gas prices in the US should have been a wind at Harris’ back because voters, fairly or not, tend to associate the price at the pump with the party occupying the White House.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • And then, occupying a more approachable swath of the shred spectrum, Siebert is an ultra-suave Wasatch wiggler and skintrack slayer, whose Backyard Boogie flicks celebrate the joys of riding powder with friends.
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of occupying
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