annexation

noun

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as in confiscation

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Recent Examples of annexation Despite being a latecomer to imperialism, through military annexation and invasion Japan took control of large swaths of Asia. — Pei-Hsu Lin, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026 Benjamin Harrison’s policy of overseas expansion in search of foreign markets coincided with the desire of the white business class of Hawaii for annexation by the United States. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026 Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve the annexation and rezoning, but denied the variances. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 The ordinance would not apply to a data center requesting annexation into the city, and the definition of data center excludes bitcoin mining, according to the ordinance. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for annexation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexation
  1. confiscation
  2. expropriation
  3. takeover
  4. usurpation
  5. sequestration
  6. repossession
  7. impoundment
  8. preemption
Noun
  • Capital Flight Begins At Home Capital flight usually evokes money leaving a country ahead of devaluation, confiscation, or political disorder.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Use strong-arm tactics, such as the confiscation of old ballots, to intimidate officials and possibly serve as a dress rehearsal for federal muscle-flexing in future elections.
    — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
Definition of confiscation
Noun
  • Production later climbed above 3 million barrels a day before decades of neglect, corruption, expropriations, economic collapse and US sanctions sent output plunging.
    — Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Lawyers for the groups argued Monday that the law violates the South African Constitution's protections of private property and prohibitions of expropriation of land without compensation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of expropriation
Noun
  • Still, even with Ellison’s $111 billion WBD takeover plan under threat from a state attorneys general antitrust suit, $4 million and change is sofa detritus to the son of Larry Ellison.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this summer, New Translations were among the scene-stealers at a rock & roll takeover during CMA Fest in Nashville.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of takeover
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  • The attempt of any of the parts to exercise it is usurpation.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Those laws sought to alter the reporting structure for the secretary or the directors in violation of Amendment 33 of the Arkansas Constitution, which protects the vested powers of constitutional boards, like the Board of Corrections, from usurpation by the governor, the General Assembly or both.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026
Definition of usurpation
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  • According to study co-author and UM evolutionary biologist Tim James, these discoveries should be incorporated into carbon cycling and sequestration models.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
  • Fleming staked much of his campaign on opposition to carbon capture and sequestration, the process for injecting carbon dioxide waste underground to reduce industrial pollution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Definition of sequestration
Noun
  • Several entities — including insurance companies and vehicle repossession agencies — can mount such cameras or access the networks.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
  • Freedom Debt Relief helps with credit card debt, medical debt, most personal loans, some private student loans, as well as collections or repossessions.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Definition of repossession
Noun
  • Police say the crackdown will include citations and vehicle impoundments for adults caught trespassing on construction sites.
    — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The plan, if approved by the EPA, would direct IDEM to create a permitting section with about nine to 13 staff members to address coal ash impoundment closure permit applications.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of impoundment
Noun
  • Another potential defense is preemption by the Copyright Act.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But Democrats on the Commerce Committee ultimately stripped out preemption of state AI laws originally in the Chatbot Act.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of preemption

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