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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
What Student Loan Borrowers Should Know For now, the new appropriations bill that would cut even more funding to student loan programs and financial aid is just a proposal.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
So far, the House and Senate have each only passed two appropriations bills through their respective chambers – though the lower chamber has pushed nine bills out of committee and the Senate has managed to clear eight of its bills from committee.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Complaints included that the fantasy story’s depiction of a slavery system not based on skin color was racially insensitive and amounted to cultural appropriation.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
The legislation made it through appropriations committees, where lawmakers annually kill bills with little public discussion.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
So far, the House and Senate have each only passed two appropriations bills through their respective chambers – though the lower chamber has pushed nine bills out of committee and the Senate has managed to clear eight of its bills from committee.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Complaints included that the fantasy story’s depiction of a slavery system not based on skin color was racially insensitive and amounted to cultural appropriation.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
The legislation made it through appropriations committees, where lawmakers annually kill bills with little public discussion.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriation
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For decades, subsidies on fuel, electricity, and water encouraged massive waste and drained Saudi Arabia’s budget.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Adding to this pressure is the expiration of key healthcare subsidies at the end of the year.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Experts say a forcible takeover would likely knock Taiwan's chipmakers offline, temporarily if not longer term.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Between their 2018 takeover and the end of 2023-24, Villa spent 132 per cent of income on wages and player amortisation costs.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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For borrowers in their second or third year of college worried about getting across the finish line, Pierce recommends speaking with financial aid offices to access grants or cheaper loans to fill gaps.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the email exchange with University of Texas faculty who were preparing a grant application for a federal methane-reduction program, Pruett blamed the increases on inadequate infrastructure to capture the gas.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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In essence, the court approved of what amounted to the INS’s reliance on racial profiling to seize entire workforces without individualized objective facts and rational inferences normally required under the Fourth Amendment for seizures of a person.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The video, shot mostly in black and white, opens with Gaga posted on a wall beside dozens of creepy dolls, with the singer emerging with a seizure-like dance that evokes the image of a corpse reanimating.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Unlike the Lower Basin states, the Upper Basin has never used its entire legal allotment, while the Lower Basin for years used more water than the river supplied and depleted water supplies stored in Mead and Powell, the basin’s negotiators have said.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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This includes funding from House Bill 2, which consists of more than $8 billion in spending such as a $55 increase in the per-student allotment districts receive from the state.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Aug. 2025
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Crown Point resident Susan McKendry, during the public hearing portion of the annexation request, asked about how the new business park would be serviced in regards to utilities.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this week, some far-right members of Netanyahu's ruling coalition vowed to push through annexation plans, calling it the best way to prevent a Palestinian state.—
Jordana Miller,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Appropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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