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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
Even when TCUs receive federal appropriations, per-student funding levels lag far behind national averages.
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Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Georgia firebrand, who has been insistent that the United States stay out of affairs abroad, has attempted similar amendments to both the NDAA and appropriations bills in past years and recently, with no success.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
In his pitch for privatization, Allen decries New College’s reliance on state appropriations and claims the school has never been well-suited for the State University System, pointing to its unusually high cost in taxpayer dollars per student.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
In recent years, it has been funded with a relatively even split of private donations to support its programming, and federal appropriations provided by Congress to support its core operations including the maintenance of the facilities, further underscoring its unique status.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The bill passed the Assembly and got a thumbs up from the Senate health and appropriations committees.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
The bill marks the third appropriations bill House Republicans have passed for fiscal 2026, as Congress continues to run behind on its annual funding work.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
Public media had relied on an advanced appropriations cycle, meaning that Congress had already allocated the money through 2027.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 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
Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Georgia firebrand, who has been insistent that the United States stay out of affairs abroad, has attempted similar amendments to both the NDAA and appropriations bills in past years and recently, with no success.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
In his pitch for privatization, Allen decries New College’s reliance on state appropriations and claims the school has never been well-suited for the State University System, pointing to its unusually high cost in taxpayer dollars per student.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
In recent years, it has been funded with a relatively even split of private donations to support its programming, and federal appropriations provided by Congress to support its core operations including the maintenance of the facilities, further underscoring its unique status.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The bill passed the Assembly and got a thumbs up from the Senate health and appropriations committees.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
The bill marks the third appropriations bill House Republicans have passed for fiscal 2026, as Congress continues to run behind on its annual funding work.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
Public media had relied on an advanced appropriations cycle, meaning that Congress had already allocated the money through 2027.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriations
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The enhanced subsidies simply hide this glaring problem—at outrageous cost to taxpayers.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The analysts said that this was likely driven by Apple's price cut to the model versus the iPhone 16 base, and additional subsidies from the Chinese government.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Corner is part of an ongoing series of pop-ups and brand takeovers at the Nordstrom NYC flagship in a dedicated space on the corner of 57th and Broadway, the retailer noted.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Stabilizing the budget and preventing future takeovers will take buy-in and support from the whole community, Superintendent Cheryl Cotton said.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Attack on vaccines For instance, last month, Kennedy canceled nearly $500 million in grants that supported developing mRNA vaccines to prevent the next pandemic.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The public media funding model was designed as a three-legged stool, with federal funding distributed by CPB, leveraged many times over by state and other grants, and viewer and listener contributions.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Then, uncontrolled, jerky movements develop as well as vision loss, dementia, and seizures.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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His father, Rob Sampson, added to CBS News that Logan has only had two seizures, but could be vulnerable without his medication.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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All of the killings happened within 7 miles across two grazing allotments, and range riders and shepherds reported hearing wolf cries in the area on several occasions.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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But as adults across the country reexamine their own daily protein allotments, many are also wondering if the same should be done for their children.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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