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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The aforementioned Löw and Scaloni worked as assistants before seizing the top jobs with their national teams, others – such as Didier Deschamps – have developed that know-how over multiple tournaments before striking gold.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Maduro disrupted her appearances by seizing sound systems or shutting down electricity.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of seizing

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Eggers made his name by deriding, and then usurping, the literary establishment, in the process defying the tired binary of pure artist versus sellout.

— Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Beulah's spurned heir Joaquin (Juan Pablo Raba) calls up the mysterious Mariana (Raoul Max Trujillo) to help with his many problems, which include his ranch-usurping half-brother Rob-Will and those Duttons from Montana.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of usurping

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While appearing to regulate I-9 compliance, its core purpose is to prevent employers from coercing or intimidating vulnerable workers by confiscating or retaining their IDs.

— Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Romanian authorities indicted the Tate brothers on the charges in June 2023, placing them on house arrest and confiscating several of their assets.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

Definition of confiscating

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The Washington Post reported that Adjepong filed a motion claiming his ex-wife was violating their settlement agreement by preventing him from seeing his child in January 2025.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026

Definition of claiming

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Because of the abyss that comes into play in the mid-30s at RB, grabbing a RB (or two) in the first three tiers is crucial.

— Jake Ciely, New York Times, 31 July 2026
The 35-year-old actor is often photographed doing deeply ordinary things around Manhattan—grabbing coffee, running errands, walking to wherever—wearing outfits that shouldn’t always work but somehow do.

— Sam Reed, Glamour, 30 July 2026

Definition of grabbing

Verb

Shang-Chi – Defeated the Dweller-in-Darkness, an ancient soul-stealing cosmic dragon.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Jones spent all those years stealing gappers out of the sky for Braves teams that won the NL East in each of his first 10 seasons — in support of the greatest pitching staff of his generation.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of stealing

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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
On the night Republicans approved the legislation in the Senate, Graham accused Democrats of obstructing the normal bipartisan process for appropriating federal money.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026

Definition of appropriating

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Selling appreciated investments, converting retirement accounts, purchasing business assets, changing entity structures or planning charitable gifts can influence taxes for decades.

— D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Aurora said that converting certain areas to more drought-tolerant landscaping is one of the many steps the city is taking to model a good use of community resources.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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