arrogated

past tense of arrogate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrogated
Verb
  • In addition, several firearms and drugs were seized from other residences, according to police.
    Jack Moore, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Local, national and global media outlets this week seized on the opportunity to report Zuckerberg's lawsuit against Meta.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Resentment soon starts needling away at them as Theo goes over budget and Ivy feels her role as a mother has been usurped — the kids are now too health-conscious even to touch her desserts.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Just as cable was usurped by fibre.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In explaining the oversight for such a highly visual social media app, Meta claimed limited resources and higher priorities.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Both claimed there were no imminent crime issues in the city.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Houston Astros center fielder Taylor Trammell had his bat confiscated in the ninth inning of the team’s 8-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Thursday at Daikin Park.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, 12-inch centipedes were also confiscated and the green mamba, which had been sick, died after the raid.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The legislature appropriated $147 million this past session to protect current families using the vouchers.
    Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
  • One user appropriated the monologue as an origin story for Fozzie Bear.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Twenty-four hours later, Ohtani entered the visiting clubhouse in Baltimore and grabbed his glove.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • During the argument, Martin grabbed a hammer from Lawson that Lawson had been using to repair a patio door and raised it above his head in a striking motion, Lawson said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inevitably, different players have different routines, different responsibilities, different ways of keeping themselves occupied.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • His teammates marvel at it, their explanation for how a soon-to-be 36-year-old is still playing a game occupied primarily by athletes in their early 20s.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Arrogated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrogated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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