as in seized
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
arrogated the corner office without obtaining prior approval
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On December 30, two suspects, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith, were seized in Las Vegas.—
Literary Hub,
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In the months before Maduro was seized, Machado’s allies were optimistic.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Surprisingly usurped last year’s player of the season Aaron Wan-Bissaka at right-back.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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But, in the United States, its role was usurped by Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language, which made its début in 1828.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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That’s also the last time the Monarchs claimed the league crown.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Once completed, Infinity is claimed to be the world’s most advanced stellarator.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
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French authorities confiscated the cocaine.—
Jay Weaver
January 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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While raising the kids together, Ruby and Hildebrandt abused the two youngest children with harsh punishments and torture, according to Ruby's journal that was later confiscated.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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Now, that motif was appropriated from the western regions on the Silk Road.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Nero’s successor Vespasian commissioned the stadium to be built on the site of Nero’s pleasure gardens, the Domus Aurea, in part to return to citizens land that Nero had appropriated for his personal use.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jazzy Davidson scored all of her 12 points in the first quarter on a poor shooting night (5 for 23 from the field), grabbed five boards and dished out five assists.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Towns scored 17 and grabbed 20 rebounds for New York, while Mikal Bridges scored 21 and OG Anunoby scored 25.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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The location also meant that whoever occupied Carthage could control the comings and goings across the Mediterranean’s central zone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Upon its release, seven of the songs from the album occupied top 10 spots on the Tunefind Top Movie Songs chart.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Arrogated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrogated. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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