as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the development of the colony involved expropriation of large tracts of fertile farmland from the natives
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Recent Examples of expropriation
Trump has falsely accused the South African government of a rights violation against white Afrikaner farmers by seizing their land through a new expropriation law.
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Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
His father owns a small island property on which the local administration issued an expropriation order in 2023 due to the approval of a luxury hotel complex project.
—Borja Suarez, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Trump's program came after the South African government signed into law a new land expropriation bill in January—the Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 replaced the apartheid-era Expropriation Act 63 of 1975.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The law aims to address land ownership disparities rooted in the country's apartheid past by allowing land expropriation in the public interest.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
His father owns a small island property on which the local administration issued an expropriation order in 2023 due to the approval of a luxury hotel complex project.
—Borja Suarez, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Trump's program came after the South African government signed into law a new land expropriation bill in January—the Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 replaced the apartheid-era Expropriation Act 63 of 1975.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The law aims to address land ownership disparities rooted in the country's apartheid past by allowing land expropriation in the public interest.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expropriation
Noun
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But the federal government’s takeover presents a unique opportunity to reclaim the future of the Penn-area neighborhood.—
Tony Simone,
New York Daily News,
23 July 2025
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The takeover led to a mass resignation of appointees and advisors, including Shonda Rhimes and Renée Fleming.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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The measure marks only the second appropriations bill Republicans have been able to pass for 2026, after GOP appropriators said the effort to pass Trump’s tax and spending cuts megabill dominated the party’s focus over the past few months.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
18 July 2025
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But in a recent Senate appropriations hearing on the rescission, several Republican senators pressed for changes in the $9.4 billion in spending cuts the OMB asked Congress to eliminate.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
16 July 2025
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Exposure can lead to vomiting, slow heart rate, irregular heartbeat and seizures.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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In making arrests, the federal government allegedly went against both immigration laws and the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, the plaintiffs argue.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Olson said the preliminary approvals — the annexation agreement, rezoning, PUD and preliminary PUD plan — could be up for a vote by the City Council in August.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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Not one person − with every seat filled, many standing, and some overflowing into the hall − said annexation was a good idea.—
Sharon Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Expropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expropriation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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