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as in deprivation
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as in displacement
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Recent Examples of dispossession
This definition of Black maternal dispossession simply aims to examine the many ways that Black motherhood is obscured and rendered an archival impossibility for research in my attempt to define it.
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
The novel emphasizes that these conditions of privation and dispossession are themselves a vicious inheritance, that bloodshed and conquest have long characterized the story of this land.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
So yeah, there was this painful past of dispossession and disease and sickness and population loss.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
There’s nothing inherently antisemitic about protesting over the dispossession of Palestinians, and the attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank by settlers, which appear to be sanctioned by the Israeli government.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Martel explores the killing not as an isolated event in her country’s recent past but as part of a long history of dispossession.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
For them, a donkey taken from the Palestinian community represents another form of settler dispossession, regardless of whether that removal is carried out through acts of care by sanctuary workers near Tel Aviv or through physical violence by Jewish shepherds in the West Bank.
—Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Spanning 1542, 1988 and 2023, the film follows three generations of the Kambeba people resisting the long consequences of European invasion and dispossession.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
In his report, Roth outlines the Indigenous determinants of health, ranging from land tenure and governance authority that strengthen Indigenous well-being to risk indicators like land dispossession and exclusion from decision-making.
—Anita Hofschneider, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
The novel emphasizes that these conditions of privation and dispossession are themselves a vicious inheritance, that bloodshed and conquest have long characterized the story of this land.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
So yeah, there was this painful past of dispossession and disease and sickness and population loss.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
There’s nothing inherently antisemitic about protesting over the dispossession of Palestinians, and the attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank by settlers, which appear to be sanctioned by the Israeli government.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Martel explores the killing not as an isolated event in her country’s recent past but as part of a long history of dispossession.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
For them, a donkey taken from the Palestinian community represents another form of settler dispossession, regardless of whether that removal is carried out through acts of care by sanctuary workers near Tel Aviv or through physical violence by Jewish shepherds in the West Bank.
—Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Spanning 1542, 1988 and 2023, the film follows three generations of the Kambeba people resisting the long consequences of European invasion and dispossession.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
In his report, Roth outlines the Indigenous determinants of health, ranging from land tenure and governance authority that strengthen Indigenous well-being to risk indicators like land dispossession and exclusion from decision-making.
—Anita Hofschneider, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossession
Noun
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The Nazis wanted their victims to see only fear, deprivation and survival.—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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If hair loss is related to sleep deprivation, nutritional deficiency, or stress, those issues will need to be addressed.—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
9 June 2026
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For decades, residents have watched promises of revitalization arrive alongside fears of displacement and uneven benefit.—
Andre Dowell,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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At the Canadian Pavilion, Abbas Akhavan created a sensorial environment centered on fragility, displacement, breath, and survival.—
Thomas Rom,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The novel emphasizes that these conditions of privation and dispossession are themselves a vicious inheritance, that bloodshed and conquest have long characterized the story of this land.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Local authorities are providing relief, medical care and resettlement assistance to affected residents, the news report said.—
Grant Peck,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Lê Shackelford said Columbus Park has historical ties to Vietnamese refugee resettlement after the war and already includes Asian businesses such as Vietnam Café, Pho Lan, Tian Tea House and Café Cà Phê.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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He was sentenced to 87 months in prison and ordered to pay almost $374,000 in restitution and over $200,000 in forfeiture.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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However, with the forfeiture, other, higher-profile personnel transactions might have been possible.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
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The Broncos, which have an agreement to cover Denver Water’s relocation costs, agreed to provide most of the acreage necessary to replace the parts of its campus that the utility will move to the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, on a property near East 40th Avenue and Clayton Street.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Rich relocation packages can help persuade recruits to move.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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The young Brooks’s disciplinary problems began with fights in primary school and culminated in his expulsion from college for threatening a policeman with a firearm.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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The Board of Education approves the Orange County Depart of Education’s annual budget, also hearing appeals for expulsions, charter school applications and inter-district transfers.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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However his brief tenure started off rocky, with Pelley calling out Bilton in his first meeting with staff, ultimately leading to the veteran correspondent’s ouster.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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Blanche has been serving as acting AG since Pam Bondi's ouster in April.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dispossession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossession. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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