Thesaurus results for ARROGATING

arrogating

verb

present participle of arrogate

as in seizing

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 arrogating But all of those ideas for spending or tax rebates, again, all of those are congressional authority that the president is arrogating to himself—something else that would have startled the founders of the country all those 250 years ago. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025

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Their demands for records mirror a New Mexico lawsuit and whistleblower claims that agents were ordered to stand down instead of seizing hundreds of thousands of lethal pills.

— Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Since seizing power, Tiani’s government has shifted away from Western partners, deepened ties with Russia and broken with the regional ECOWAS bloc, joining Mali and Burkina Faso to form the breakaway AES bloc.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of seizing

Verb

And confiscating them would be legally and diplomatically more complicated than simply freezing them.

— Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Vendors said enforcement sweeps that began earlier this year have threatened their livelihoods, with authorities confiscating vending equipment and, in some cases, destroying it.

— Da Lin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of confiscating

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The Cowboys did that last year after initial roster cuts, claiming cornerbacks Reddy Steward and Trikweze Bridges off waivers.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
That combination—a hard deadline six years out and a Congress that can’t agree on next steps—is precisely what Shedden says is pushing clients toward the exits early, even though claiming at 62 locks in a permanently smaller monthly check for life.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of claiming

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Madrid may have grand monuments, lvish fountains, domed neoclassical buildings and Renaissance squares, yet the Spanish capital has sometimes been overshadowed by seemingly headline-grabbing cities such as Barcelona or Seville.

— Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
From a Dooney & Bourke handbag marked down by nearly $150 to a cozy Peanuts Halloween blanket for less than $24, our readers have been busy grabbing all the biggest discounts across fashion, home essentials, travel gear and fall staples.

— Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of grabbing

Verb

Moments before, with Wells still at the plate and the Yankees leading 7-1, Flemming and color analyst Will Middlebrooks vented about Chisholm stealing second base and third base during the at-bat.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
After spending 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean is being released a hardened man.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of stealing

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Sawyer was among five city council members who voted no on appropriating funds for the purchase.

— Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Other lawmakers were concerned about appropriating more funds for a war effort that seems to be rapidly escalating and remains unpopular with the American public.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 22 July 2026

Definition of appropriating

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After the pandemic shuttered his Inglewood barbershop job, Hector Trinidad reinvented himself, converting a yellow school bus into a curbside barbershop parked just outside USC.

— Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
These questions explain why transcription quality matters far beyond simply converting speech into text.

— Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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