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as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
the National Park Service received an increased appropriation for wildlife management
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as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the insurgents' appropriation of the house for their headquarters
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Recent Examples of appropriation
During each annual appropriations cycle, lawmakers can make requests to steer money to their states and districts.
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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
The Fed is self-funded and is not part of the congressional appropriations process, so taxpayer dollars are not being used for the renovation.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Before Tuesday, the most recent party-line vote failure occurred in July involving cryptocurrency and appropriations bills.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
The announcement does not specify whether these funds represent new appropriations or reallocations from existing programs.
—Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
The Fed is self-funded and is not part of the congressional appropriations process, so taxpayer dollars are not being used for the renovation.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Before Tuesday, the most recent party-line vote failure occurred in July involving cryptocurrency and appropriations bills.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
The announcement does not specify whether these funds represent new appropriations or reallocations from existing programs.
—Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriation
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That shutdown ended with a promise to vote on extending the subsidies, which failed.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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As with the subsidies, public outcry pushed a number of Republicans and Democrats to pledge to do something — in this case, reining in enforcement tactics.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
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Anyone worried about corporate takeover was put at ease from day one.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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The prospect of a state takeover because of ICE walkouts is unprecedented, Black said.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Last year, thanks to a Prebys Healing Through the Arts grant, Resounding Joy brought music to 50 participants in Mama’s Kitchen’s senior nutrition program, which delivers free meals to homebound medically fragile seniors in need.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The administration had proposed cutting the NIH budget by 40% and thousands of NIH grants have been terminated in just the year and a half Trump has been in office.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The 2020 election has become a prime interest of Gabbard’s, who, in addition to being on the scene for the Fulton County search, was involved in another investigation that prompted the seizure of voting machines in Puerto Rico.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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This violates the 4th Amendment, which protects people (including noncitizens) from unreasonable searches and seizures in their homes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Much of the tribe’s revenues are used to pay for these services and infrastructure on the reservation, as well as the repurchasing of land on the reservation that was lost to non-tribal entities during the era of allotment from the late 1800s until about the mid-1900s.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Another option for the Heat could be converting the contracts of their two-way players to standard deals, with Myron Gardner, Jahmir Young and Vlad Goldin currently holding the team’s allotment of three two-way deals.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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France opened its consulate the same day, a move that paired with Canada’s opening, and underscores European and Canadian aims to reassure Greenlanders worried about a possible annexation.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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DeForest officials deemed a project unfeasible due to a large land annexation requirement.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Court’s usurpation runs deeper than the invalidation of statutes with a liberal cast, though there has been plenty of that.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Isaac told it, his kingdom’s history is rife with treachery, usurpation, and murder.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Appropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriation. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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