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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
It is forward funded, meaning that its latest budget approved by Congress for 2025 continues appropriations through 2027.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Instead, the city is working to secure a funding appropriation by Congressman Carlos Gimenez to fill the gap.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Their budget plan would make library funding a line item appropriation.
—Andrew King, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Tuition makes up about 19% of WSU’s $1.3 billion budget, the second highest source behind state appropriations at 26%, with the $16 billion shortfall in Olympia looming overhead.
—Tim Clouser | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Instead, the city is working to secure a funding appropriation by Congressman Carlos Gimenez to fill the gap.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Their budget plan would make library funding a line item appropriation.
—Andrew King, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Tuition makes up about 19% of WSU’s $1.3 billion budget, the second highest source behind state appropriations at 26%, with the $16 billion shortfall in Olympia looming overhead.
—Tim Clouser | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriation
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Corinth also said when there's such a severe housing shortage like now, federal subsidies can goose the market and push up prices for everyone.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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The platform uses technology to help low-income individuals enroll in government programs like Medicaid, SNAP and utility subsidies.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Following the gang takeover, Haitians and Americans were left trapped.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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At the time, the takeover was the biggest multi-game movie campaign on the platform, with 31 million visits over 18 days.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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David Walt, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Womens’ Hospital who develops diagnostics, was told April 14, the same day as the Harvard announcement, that his federal grant worth $300,000 a year was immediately terminated.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Which of these was in her bag? 7 of 11 What did Harvard do this week after Trump froze $2 billion in existing grants? 8 of 11 The executive producer of which news program resigned, citing encroachments on his journalistic independence?—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The weapons cause respiratory seizures, vomiting, burning sensations and other debilitating symptoms.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Negative symptoms may include irritability, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, sleepiness, breathing problems, heart attacks, kidney failure and muscle damage, according to the CDC.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The county had previously committed more than $760,000 to the project so the new allotment increased its total contribution to about $6 million.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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According to summary provided by the House speaker’s office, the bill includes financial support for special education, bilingual education and pre-kindergarten and a $395 increase in the base amount schools get per student, known as the basic allotment.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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One explanation is that the belongings were hidden amid Nazi Germany’s annexation of the region in the 1930s.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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Trump doubles down on Canadian annexation In the week before the election, polls narrowed.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Appropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriation. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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