Thesaurus results for APPROPRIATIONS

appropriations

noun

plural of appropriation

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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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 But even if Congress retains this provision, the Pentagon’s framework agreements to boost weapons production likely require lawmakers to approve additional military spending outside of regular appropriations. — Julia Gledhill, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Welch stripped Crespo of his title as chair of the appropriations committee and the staffers that come with that. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 29 July 2026 He is also assigned to a second subcommittee on appropriations related to Health, Mental Health and Social Services. — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 Both are high-ranking Democrats on the House and Senate appropriations committees, respectively. — Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 When Congress fails to pass its 12 appropriations bills as prescribed by law and the previous round of funding expires, the government shuts down. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 July 2026 The measure, part of the annual State Department appropriations bill, now heads to the Senate. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 17 July 2026 The amendment, considered on the floor as part of the annual National Security, Department of State, and related programs appropriations bill, saw 103 Democrats vote yes. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026 Republicans could have tried to work with Democrats to pass more defense spending through the regular appropriations process or through an emergency supplemental spending bill, but that would require bipartisan support to get through the Senate. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 15 July 2026

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Still, the category is down almost 28 percent, with a decline in reality TV, which isn’t eligible for subsidies, accounting for much of the drop.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
But while more projects are receiving state subsidies, the overall trend is still down.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 July 2026

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Unbridled spending at a level that blows competitors out of the water, as Chelsea and Manchester City did after takeovers by Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour respectively in the 2000s, is simply not possible in the era of financial regulation.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Advertisement Some of the lean staffing can likely be attributed to the wave of private equity takeovers of hospitals in recent years.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 30 July 2026

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For example, experts estimate that some 2 million buildings in Florida will need to be lifted to avoid frequent flood damage, but so far, little has happened, and federal grants are being delayed.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Following statewide legislation passed in 2025, Georgia’s public schools receive roughly $68,000 per school in state grants to spend on security measures, such as cameras, officers, crisis-response training or mental health support.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

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In the absence of timely intervention, preeclampsia symptoms can rapidly escalate, with brain hemorrhages, cardiac events, organ damage and seizures.

— Carina Heckert, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Blackouts and seizures, tremors that became full-body shakes, stabbing chest pains.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026

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Some addicts learned to game the system by obtaining daily allotments of hydromorphone pills—15 or more a day was typical—and then selling them to dealers in exchange for stronger fentanyl concoctions.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
These phones have different sizes and shapes, different memory and storage allotments, and different camera systems.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

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