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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
But Congress has another ability to reign in the president, and that’s the appropriations process.
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Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
But today, language generators can churn out language for appropriation, more cheaply and quickly than a human ghostwriter could.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Sean Duffy’s federal Department of Transportation last year asserted a degree of control over the funding, congressional appropriations bills and the power of the purse be damned, and summarily declared the program dead.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2026
The Senate Democrats said the appropriations were not insignificant.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
But today, language generators can churn out language for appropriation, more cheaply and quickly than a human ghostwriter could.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Sean Duffy’s federal Department of Transportation last year asserted a degree of control over the funding, congressional appropriations bills and the power of the purse be damned, and summarily declared the program dead.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2026
The Senate Democrats said the appropriations were not insignificant.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriation
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The multi-year agreement would provide $4,649,128 in rent subsidy for a 10-year lease agreement from 2027 to 2036.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Monthly premiums seem to be ever-increasing, subsidies for marketplace health insurance plans have expired, and the state’s willingness to fund Medicaid and its expansion program for low-income Idahoans has remained an open question in the 2026 legislative session.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Morath announced a state takeover of Fort Worth ISD last year after a single campus in the district, Leadership Academy at Forest Oak Sixth Grade Center, received five consecutive failure ratings in the state’s A-F accountability scores.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Morath confirmed the takeover decision in October, and a panel of state administrative law judges ruled against Fort Worth ISD last month in the school district’s final appeal.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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The initiative is supported by Netflix and sees ten emerging filmmakers given a grant and mentorship to make live-action shorts.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
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The records, which include emails between FEMA and Florida counterparts, document ongoing negotiations over what portion of Alligator Alcatraz’s expenditures would be covered under the federal government’s detention center reimbursement grant program.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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That affidavit supporting that seizure relied on debunked claims.—
Benjamin Swasey,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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At least 20 incidents were reported as seizures, including some that resulted in head trauma.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The new agreement gives Irvine access to Costa Mesa’s 80-bed allotment.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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While the Phillies went 3 for 3 in challenges, the Red Sox went 0 for 2 to use up their nine-inning allotment.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The council will consider the project’s zoning, rear yard coverage and annexation requests at a future meeting.—
Marie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The board approved first reading of the annexation along with a preliminary development plan and a conditional use permit to allow triplex buildings at its Tuesday night meeting.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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