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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
But, as with many artists whose music has been appropriated by the Administration, the White House has faced pushback, including from video game fans as well as some developers, over its use of gaming memes and references to promote its policies.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
To date the city has appropriated $57,168,154 for the park project.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Legislators appropriated $10 million for the fund last year and would have to appropriate more to enable the state to pour more money in.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
As with the popular music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Mussorgsky, Stravinsky was inspired by and appropriated Eastern European folk tunes.
—Luis Palomares, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
California has so far appropriated $931 million to date on technology at EDD, including $146 million the Newsom administration’s 2026-27 budget.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
While the executive branch oversees the appointments of the center's board of trustees, Congress has the ultimate say on what money gets appropriated and what projects get approved.
—Nathan Lee, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2026
Funds for children in this category may not exceed 20% of the amount of money appropriated from the program fund for that school year.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Or when Judge Mary McElroy ruled similarly about the Administration’s flagrant disregard for her orders to unfreeze funds appropriated by the Inflation Reduction Act.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
To date the city has appropriated $57,168,154 for the park project.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Legislators appropriated $10 million for the fund last year and would have to appropriate more to enable the state to pour more money in.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
As with the popular music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Mussorgsky, Stravinsky was inspired by and appropriated Eastern European folk tunes.
—Luis Palomares, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
California has so far appropriated $931 million to date on technology at EDD, including $146 million the Newsom administration’s 2026-27 budget.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
While the executive branch oversees the appointments of the center's board of trustees, Congress has the ultimate say on what money gets appropriated and what projects get approved.
—Nathan Lee, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2026
Funds for children in this category may not exceed 20% of the amount of money appropriated from the program fund for that school year.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Or when Judge Mary McElroy ruled similarly about the Administration’s flagrant disregard for her orders to unfreeze funds appropriated by the Inflation Reduction Act.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriated
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Agents also seized about $80,000 in cash, six firearms and additional quantities of narcotics during arrests carried out Thursday morning.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Government agencies commonly seized land from Black and Latino property owners to expand cities and build infrastructure.—
Ara Rosenthal,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Charging documents from Howard County allege that Gough mostly stole jewelry and electronics.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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In 2018, for instance, Israel’s Mossad national intelligence agency broke into an Iranian facility and stole archives on Iran’s nuclear activities, 55,000 pages and another 55,000 files stored on CDs.—
Gregory F. Treverton,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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Of the 700 firearms confiscated in crimes in Erie since 2023, Lorah estimated 70% were probably involved in the drug trade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Hospitals had confiscated the peroxide.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Evidence that Girardi, a power broker in California politics and the law, had misappropriated millions of dollars in settlement money from the Indonesians led to the implosion of his law firm five years ago.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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In connection with his sentencing, prosecutors told the court that Girardi had misappropriated the Lion Air funds.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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But streaming has usurped DVR use as a way to watch TV after the fact and is now the path to big audiences for network shows.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit claims the executive order is unlawful and unconstitutional, specifically that DeSantis has usurped the exclusive authority of the federal government to identify and designate terrorist organizations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Then Jones swiped second and Seth Brown sent him home with a single that dropped right into no-man’s land as two outfielders and the shortstop converged.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Adrian Rodriguez singled, then stole second, before Temo Becerra reached on an error and swiped second base himself.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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The other side of the former main-entrance doorway was converted into a stunning powder room, its Gothic arch preserved and now faceted with mosaic tile.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2026
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In a scrappy match, the home side claimed the lead for the third and final time with eight minutes to go after a Leonardo Marin try converted by Paolo Garbisi, who was a perfect five-of-five off the kicking tee.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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When right-wing accounts claimed in February that Newsom allows dogs to vote in California, Richards responded with a CBS News article reporting that a woman was charged with five felonies for registering her canine.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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It’s also being claimed that the construction of salt cavern CAES power plants can effectively address the volatility, intermittency and randomness of renewable energy generation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Appropriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriated. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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