1
as in subsidies
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 takeovers
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 appropriations
Congress typically approves funding for these nutrition programs through the annual appropriations process.
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Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Democrats have refused to move forward on appropriations without an extension of health insurance subsidies on which millions of Americans rely, and Republicans have not budged on the issue.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
The donation, which breaks in tradition for how the military is usually funded, through Congressional appropriations, faces some legal and ethical challenges.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Shutdown begins to impact communities Because roughly two-thirds of the civilian federal workforce is still working despite the lapse in annual appropriations, the shutdown may not be all that apparent to a lot of Americans.
—Jenny Abamu, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Congressional appropriations don't fund passport processing; rather, processing is primarily funded by passport applications, so this service isn't directly impacted by the government shutdown.
—Lauren David, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The House is on a 48-hour notice to return to Washington and begin working again, whether that’s voting on a new CR, adjusting to the current CR, or moving forward with regular business and appropriations discussions.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Because Social Security benefit programs are considered mandatory spending by law, they are not impacted by the lapse in funding appropriations.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
On June 30, the Department of Education told state agencies that congressional appropriations for after-school activities and English-as-a-second-language instruction would not arrive the next day, as planned.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Democrats have refused to move forward on appropriations without an extension of health insurance subsidies on which millions of Americans rely, and Republicans have not budged on the issue.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
The donation, which breaks in tradition for how the military is usually funded, through Congressional appropriations, faces some legal and ethical challenges.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Shutdown begins to impact communities Because roughly two-thirds of the civilian federal workforce is still working despite the lapse in annual appropriations, the shutdown may not be all that apparent to a lot of Americans.
—Jenny Abamu, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Congressional appropriations don't fund passport processing; rather, processing is primarily funded by passport applications, so this service isn't directly impacted by the government shutdown.
—Lauren David, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The House is on a 48-hour notice to return to Washington and begin working again, whether that’s voting on a new CR, adjusting to the current CR, or moving forward with regular business and appropriations discussions.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Because Social Security benefit programs are considered mandatory spending by law, they are not impacted by the lapse in funding appropriations.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
On June 30, the Department of Education told state agencies that congressional appropriations for after-school activities and English-as-a-second-language instruction would not arrive the next day, as planned.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriations
Noun
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The potential cost increases are tied to the expiration of pandemic-era subsidies at the end of the year.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Senate Republicans have failed to pass a clean short-term measure as Democrats dig in on health care priorities, specifically extending subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Either way, the results can be detrimental - account takeovers, data theft, ransom demands, or widespread business compromise.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Though the families once wielded far-reaching control within New York City, their influence—and membership—have been buffeted since the 1980s by corporate takeovers and prosecutions, according to experts.—
Time,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Proceeds from the night benefited the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Foundation, supporting scholarships, rodeo grants, and the preservation of BPIR’s traveling museum.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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Active grants have been cruelly rescinded, leaving community theaters, local museums, facing sudden funding gaps and uncertainty over expenses for work already underway.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cipher at one point recounts Andre’s seizures in Elmira, but later, Doug reveals how Andre persisted inside that prison.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Then, at 38 weeks in late September, Wootten had back-to-back seizures.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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New work requirements add another hurdle for federal food assistance recipients after the end of pandemic-era emergency SNAP allotments in 2023, Beau said.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Maximum allotments have been increased in comparison to last year’s SNAP benefits, as noted below.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But county commissioners voted in February to put a moratorium on annexations and incorporations for at least five years to give the county time to assess the fiscal impact of future annexation and incorporations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Appropriations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriations. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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