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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
Then there’s the other side of Congress, the House of Representatives, that has to go through the whole appropriations thing as well.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Democratic committee members also expressed frustration at the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) repeated encroachments into the appropriations process and attempts to halt spending of money that was already approved by Congress.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 31 July 2025
This week, the inspector general will ask county commissioners to consider a budget amendment that would set appropriations for the OIIG to at least 0.14% of the county’s overall budget.
—Dick Simpson, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Commissioner Alicia Reece abstained from the June 26 vote and voted against a $16 million appropriation for the first phase of renovations for the stadium, as well as two contracts for steel and concrete materials.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Democratic committee members also expressed frustration at the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) repeated encroachments into the appropriations process and attempts to halt spending of money that was already approved by Congress.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 31 July 2025
This week, the inspector general will ask county commissioners to consider a budget amendment that would set appropriations for the OIIG to at least 0.14% of the county’s overall budget.
—Dick Simpson, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Commissioner Alicia Reece abstained from the June 26 vote and voted against a $16 million appropriation for the first phase of renovations for the stadium, as well as two contracts for steel and concrete materials.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriation
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The subsidy is expected to be decreased by about 40% in 2026.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Both leading candidates, Quiroga and businessman Samuel Doria Medina, have pledged painful austerity measures including eliminating fuel and food subsidies—policies that risk sparking social unrest in a country where Indigenous and rural communities depend heavily on government support.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Trump deployed the National Guard and, under a provision of the Home Rule Act of 1973, issued a federal takeover of the MPD, placing it under Bondi’s control.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This is unlike Audi, which concluded its takeover of the Sauber F1 team, and the results are already showing in Sauber's performance.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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The school could reapply for the grant, but a new grant would not cover any items the school already purchased for the upcoming 2025-26 year.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Every nonprofit knows the pain of spending weeks on a major grant application only to walk away empty-handed.—
Scott Brighton,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Wednesday has been reduced to a psychic gumshoe prone to seizures and crying blood (or unnamed black fluid) from the overuse of her powers.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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The majority notes that, in a strange parallel, one of the motivations behind including the Takings Clause in the Bill of Rights was the seizure of horses.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Superintendents like Gearing have decried the state for not increasing its basic allotment — the base level building block for the school finance system — since 2019.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Congress later realized the devastating effects of allotment for tribes, and later reversed course with the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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The Statesville Planning Board is scheduled to hear the request at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at City Hall, 310 S. Center St. The City Council will consider the rezoning at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, and again at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, and the developer’s annexation request on Oct. 6 and Oct. 20.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Aug. 2025
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The final vote on this wave of annexation would likely take place Aug. 19.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Appropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriation. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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