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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At home, Indian authorities moved aggressively, seizing his properties and luxury assets, from high-end cars to jewelry and artworks.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Second-year University of Connecticut student Kira Mesick jumped at the chance to fill a resident assistant job at the university’s new, $29 million residence hall in downtown Hartford, seizing on its Pratt Street location.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 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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Lang and other anti-Islam protesters marched in Dearborn in November 2025, clashing with counter-protesters and claiming the area is not friendly to those who are non-Muslim.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
However, maritime law experts point out claiming a territory is not this simple.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of claiming

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The trio of founders allegedly told investors that the brand would feature an app as its centerpiece and be boosted by major advertising deals and attention-grabbing celebrity photo shoots and cover stories.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
One of the most attention-grabbing stars in the sky still keeps its secrets close—and that is one of the main reasons astronomers have so much fun studying it.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of grabbing

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The complaint says Elmi and the three others then began stealing victims' identities to bill Medicaid in their name.

— Adam Duxter, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
A question of piracy After book authors accused the company of stealing their work to train its Claude AI chatbot, Judge Alsup broke the accusations down into two components and addressed them separately.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 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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Webb and Payton will lament converting only 5-of-14 attempts on third down, but the Broncos generally appeared in sync operationally.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
While the humanoid robotics industry has a long way to go, the potential market opportunity has led to Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubling down on robotics, converting EV production lines at the company's Fremont factory to make Optimus humanoid robots.

— Elaine Yu,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

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