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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Survivors describe squeezing through treacherous tunnels and seizing a brief drop in water levels to walk out, as tearful scenes greeted their emergence and uncertainty lingers over the missing pair.

— Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
In recent years, the Houthis have demonstrated their ability to disrupt maritime navigation near Bab al-Mandeb by attacking, seizing and sinking vessels passing through its waters.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 29 May 2026