dispossessions

Definition of dispossessionsnext
plural of dispossession

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossessions
Noun
  • Loyal’s drug is designed to trigger some of the same effects, without a dog having to face any of the deprivations experienced by GLP-1 users or the Labradors in the Purina study.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Diaries kept by Eugenia Zieber describe the privations of the trail, chief among them the frequent deaths of fellow travelers.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Cortez Masto is a co-sponsor of the retail crime legislation, which allows more criminal forfeitures and interstate prosecution of retail crime, while also enhancing money laundering crackdowns.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
  • In July 2025, Cadence Design Systems agreed to pay $95 million to the BIS and in fines and forfeitures to the Department of Justice.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Fighting is also driving ongoing displacements and deaths in the nearby Artibonite region where on Wednesday police destroyed the home of the head of the Kokorat San Ras gang and confiscated several weapons.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
  • After multiple displacements, most people here have almost nothing.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • One person alone isn’t indicative of UCLA’s wins or losses, Inouye-Perez says.
    Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • All are useful, all are partial, and none reverse the country’s losses.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Schools cannot use penalties like fees, fines, suspensions, expulsions or police involvement to enforce the policy.
    Lauren Victory, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • After eight episodes, six banishments (both failed and successful), and one controversial blue sweater, Colton Underwood was officially murdered on The Traitors, thus ending the time of one of Season 4’s most controversial contestants.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Underwood has been one of the most vocal Faithfuls this season and has led the charge on a number of misguided Faithful banishments, giving Rinna some room to maneuver out from under his argument.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • These deportations stretch across the nation from Baltimore, to San Diego, to Port Canaveral, Fla.
    Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • Trump, throughout his second presidency, has pushed hardline immigration enforcement tactics in what administration officials have called a pursuit of mass deportations.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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“Dispossessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessions. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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