dispossessions

noun

plural of dispossession
1
as in deprivations

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2
as in resettlements

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossessions
  1. deprivations
  2. displacements
  3. privations
  4. expulsions
  5. forfeitures
  6. banishments
  7. losses
  8. deportations
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
Definition of deprivations
Noun
  • Officials were still working to confirm the number of displacements and said they would be assisted with housing by the American Red Cross, according to Partridge.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
  • As the cost of quantifying and automating information falls toward zero, such wins and displacements will multiply faster and farther than most institutions can adapt.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of displacements
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
Definition of privations
Noun
  • Diabetes experts in an uproar over meeting expulsions Five days ago, security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal research cuts.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 10 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of expulsions
Noun
  • The figure includes money recovered through criminal and civil cases, including penalties, settlements, restitution, asset forfeitures and losses alleged in pending cases, according to the task force.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of forfeitures
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
Definition of banishments
Noun
  • Monday’s game will be the Sparks’ first contest since consecutive blowout losses, 125-97 to Toronto on June 25 and 111-87 to Indiana on June 27.
    — John W. Davis, Oc Register, 5 July 2026
  • The Sox found a way to bounce back after back-to-back walk-off losses.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of losses
Noun
  • Mullin replied that his department was in lockstep with the president’s team and boasted that arrests and deportations were rising.
    — David Nakamura, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • On its face, the policy does not require visa denials or deportations.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of deportations
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“Dispossessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessions. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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