Thesaurus results for DISPOSSESSING

dispossessing

verb

present participle of dispossess

as in evicting

to end the occupancy or possession of opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes

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Recent Examples of dispossessing Mandi was in control of the ball, going nowhere fast, and there was little prospect of dispossessing him from Messi’s position. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 June 2026 How a state comes to control another land and its people, sometimes slowly dispossessing the natives of their lands, sometimes laying waste to them, sometimes committing genocide. — Philip Metres august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025

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In 1968 Britain considered evicting the family by force, with declassified documents showing a plan to raze the fort.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, landlords are already evicting tenants with expiring vouchers.

— Ana Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Earlier this year, he was found guilty of intentionally possessing a slave at his Point Cook home and depriving her of basic human rights, including food, sleep and medical assistance.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
According to Lahey, depriving kids of desirable difficulties results in kids who can’t handle frustration, give up at the first hint of a challenge, and are less able to learn.

— Cheryl Maguire, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026

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Despite those dynamics, there was talk in recent days on Capitol Hill about the prospect of stripping the Washington congresswoman of her sole committee assignment.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Junior defensive end David Santiago, a transfer from Michigan State, forced and recovered a fumble by stripping the ball from a Sharks running back.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026

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