arrogates

verb

present tense third-person singular of arrogate
as in seizes
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrogates
  1. seizes
  2. usurps
  3. confiscates
  4. occupies
  5. appropriates
  6. grabs
  7. claims
  8. preempts
Verb
  • Obreht is a writer who doesn’t rush into easy patterns of storytelling but seizes control from the jump.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Better, Cretton seizes small moments to put his stamp on this installment.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of seizes
Verb
  • California courts have repeatedly refused to rewrite unconstitutional tax statutes on the grounds that this usurps the role of the Legislature or, in the case of an initiative, the people.
    — Jared Walczak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026
  • After witnessing Sinner miss 16 break points against the same opponent on Friday, Alcaraz would have been forgiven for worrying that something similar might happen to him — especially against arguably tennis’s greatest escape artist, at least until the Spaniard usurps him.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Definition of usurps
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  • Unlike most other states, California has its own inspection-and-approval system for fireworks, and confiscates those failing standards.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The children designated as Palestinians, meanwhile, have their drawings torn up and are relegated to small corners of the classroom while the teacher confiscates their candy.
    — Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of confiscates
Verb
  • And as artificial intelligence raises questions about the future of entry-level work, TaskRabbit occupies an unusual corner of the labor market.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The business currently occupies 16,000 square feet on the second and fourth floors of 210 University.
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of occupies
Verb
  • Summary The Caribbean is increasingly a global wellness hub, though Western influence often appropriates Afro-Indigenous practices.
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • By contrast, Congress appropriates much of the public-private institution’s funding and exercises oversight over the institution, which is governed by a board of regents.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Definition of appropriates
Verb
  • Kurt's key takeaways What grabs me about this story isn’t simply the fact that a robot was involved in eye surgery.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The little breaths, the cloth grabs and punches were all deliberate.
    — Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of grabs
Verb
  • Drinking Buddies is a liquid that claims to contain DHM along with an acetaldehyde-busting amino acid, herbs such as milk thistle, and B vitamins.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Her family claims they were not allowed to visit her without Miller being present, and his behavior during the experience turned them against the two getting married.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of claims
Verb
  • No federal statute currently preempts state disclosure requirements, and firms advising advertisers have generally recommended continued compliance with state law while the question is litigated.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The court held that federal pesticide law preempts a state failure-to-warn claim when the Environmental Protection Agency has not required a cancer warning on the product label.
    — Alex Smolak, STAT, 27 June 2026
Definition of preempts
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“Arrogates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrogates. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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