annexation

noun

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as in confiscation

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Recent Examples of annexation Garcia said that before the attack, residents were already alarmed by a May news release from the city manager of neighboring Rio Vista, who warned that the project and potential annexation could open the door to a giant data center being built. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 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 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
  • Iran has issued a series of warnings that any vessels that violate its arrangements for transiting the ⁠Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention, or even confiscation.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Licata and Fort Worth ISD’s Board of Managers implemented the Elevate model for the district’s most struggling campuses shortly after they were appointed to their jobs by the Texas Education Agency as part of its takeover of the district.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Those conversations were spearheaded by headline events including the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on the light rail in South End and teen takeovers.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of takeover
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The dispute is how to represent those distinctions without crediting routine carbon circulation as additional sequestration.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexation. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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