dispossessions

plural of dispossession

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossessions
Noun
  • Perhaps, partially, though not because of any physical deprivations.
    Jane Ciabattari August 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
  • There are 29 states with child welfare systems with pending class actions or consent decrees because of systemic deprivations of children’s most basic rights –the right to be safe from harm in these child protection systems.
    Howard Talenfeld, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In light of the extraordinary privations and mass killing of Gaza’s civilian population in the current war, Hamas’s external leader, Khaled Meshaal, has likened Gaza to Algeria, where independence was achieved only after the death of more than a million civilians.
    Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Many are living in temporary shelters after multiple displacements.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Furnish Together was formed to address these barriers by facilitating partnerships with large corporations at the national level to collect bulk donations in order to provide consistent inventory for regional furniture banks and quickly respond to large-scale displacements.
    Jeremy Babener, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Her losses, both by decision, came against Amanda Nunes, including a September 2017 split decision setback against then-champ Nunes.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Operating losses, management missteps — including a disastrous 2011 Super Bowl ad — and a rapid post-IPO decline in valuation led to the 2013 ouster of Mason as CEO.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Over centuries of living under Christian rule, Jews were subject to periods of favor and periods of persecution, pogroms, and expulsions.
    Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Park and McKellar have chosen not to appeal their expulsions due to the time-consuming nature of the process, which Park said would interfere with his other projects.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Unwavering loyalty Schrandt told ABC News that any deportations to Afghanistan are an unacceptable outcome.
    Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The decision comes following months of mass deportations and pressure to close Alligator Alcatraz, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility located in the Florida Everglades.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Dispossessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessions. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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