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as in seized
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
archaeologists wrongfully appropriated artifacts excavated at ancient sites for their museums
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as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
you can't just appropriate somebody's term paper and put your name on it!
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Recent Examples of appropriated
According to Dallas, City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert may negotiate pre-development agreements on prospective sites and has appropriated up to $3 million in funds for that work.
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Jack Fink,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Federal officials have allocated millions of dollars to the project through the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, while Congress appropriated $40 million last year to purchase statues.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
It was appropriated a decade ago as a signal for white supremacy that started as a hoax on the far-right online message board 4chan.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
Last fiscal year, the county appropriated nearly $500 million to cover possible payouts on claims from fire victims of the Airport fire.
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Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
When Congress appropriated the $150 million, only America250 was planning celebrations for the 250th.
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Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
In its madcap way, the film explores how fashion is raced and subsequently appropriated.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
One of the designs that Shein allegedly appropriated was a shirt from INAC’s Red Day Dress collection, which is designed to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit People.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
Moreover, such a reassessment is supposed to consider these impacts in a larger environment of contemporary communication in order to trace instances of remediation too, namely, to reveal how characteristics of old media are replaced or appropriated and incorporated.
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Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Federal officials have allocated millions of dollars to the project through the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, while Congress appropriated $40 million last year to purchase statues.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
It was appropriated a decade ago as a signal for white supremacy that started as a hoax on the far-right online message board 4chan.
—
ABC News,
15 June 2026
Last fiscal year, the county appropriated nearly $500 million to cover possible payouts on claims from fire victims of the Airport fire.
—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
When Congress appropriated the $150 million, only America250 was planning celebrations for the 250th.
—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
In its madcap way, the film explores how fashion is raced and subsequently appropriated.
—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
One of the designs that Shein allegedly appropriated was a shirt from INAC’s Red Day Dress collection, which is designed to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit People.
—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
Moreover, such a reassessment is supposed to consider these impacts in a larger environment of contemporary communication in order to trace instances of remediation too, namely, to reveal how characteristics of old media are replaced or appropriated and incorporated.
—
Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriated
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Merchandise including counterfeit perfumes, Rolex watches, knockoff Knicks apparel, sunglasses, electronics and Labubus were seized, in addition to $145,000 in cash, police said.
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Barely six months ago, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a daring and deadly raid.
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The press release says in total Fleming stole about $450,000 in cash.
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That's when Brandon Miller made his move and stole not only the win but the show.
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In Dallas, the FBI recently announced agents confiscated four drones that allegedly violated Temporary Flight Restrictions over AT&T Stadium and the city's FIFA Fan Festival.
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The majority found that the cruise lines were trafficking in property confiscated from the American owner of a docks company decades earlier.
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He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condo deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.
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The judge, however, said Monday that Ramco failed to offer evidence that Prasad misappropriated hospital funds.
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Congress’s celebration, planned for a decade, has been usurped by the president’s celebration, funded by private donors and featuring a political speech by himself.
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The wedding broke the record for the largest single-location mass wedding at the time, until it was usurped in 2023, per Guinness World Records.
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Sanoja swiped second and scored on Edwards’ two-out RBI single.
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The 22-year-old center fielder swiped three bases in his second game with high Single-A Fort Wayne and both Luke Cantwell and Kavares Tears homered in a 7-6 win at Lake County on Wednesday.
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As bananas ripen, much of that resistant starch is converted into natural sugars.
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Should his contract be converted to a standard one mid-season, the Pacers could still ink him to a rookie minimum deal and get the benefits of the lower salary that the second-round provides.
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The Dodgers claimed a series win in the four-game home set against their division rival, with the chance to sweep Sunday.
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Russia meanwhile has claimed that its forces now control the important town of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
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“Appropriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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