as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the development of the colony involved expropriation of large tracts of fertile farmland from the natives
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Recent Examples of expropriation
While the law permits expropriation without compensation under specific circumstances, the South African government insists that private property rights remain protected.
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The letter reviewed by Reuters shines a light on the people standing to gain from the expropriation.
—Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Most of them were Protestant descendants of the English and Scottish settlers who benefitted from the wholesale expropriation of land from Catholic owners in the seventeenth century.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Trump on Friday signed an executive order to cut U.S. aid to South Africa, citing an expropriation act that President Cyril Ramaphosa signed last month aiming to redress land inequalities that stem from South Africa's history of white supremacy.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The letter reviewed by Reuters shines a light on the people standing to gain from the expropriation.
—Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Most of them were Protestant descendants of the English and Scottish settlers who benefitted from the wholesale expropriation of land from Catholic owners in the seventeenth century.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Trump on Friday signed an executive order to cut U.S. aid to South Africa, citing an expropriation act that President Cyril Ramaphosa signed last month aiming to redress land inequalities that stem from South Africa's history of white supremacy.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expropriation
Noun
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The takeover attempt is being led by Travis Kalanick, the Uber co-founder and former CEO.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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Shell promptly rejected the report, but the market’s response was telling—BP shares eventually ended up 1.6%, suggesting that investors are reassessing the company's strategic worth and potential for a takeover.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Olivia Heller/The Hustle Viewers accused her of everything from overconsumption to hoarding to appropriation.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
20 June 2025
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Critics have complained that the maneuver was a way for the council to work around a charter requirement that requires appropriations of more than 1.5% of the budget to be a separate referendum question.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The seizures allowed the receiver to return some assets to clients.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Newport police declined to provide more information about the seizure.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
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What kind of military would Canada need to survive, or even to resist, an American annexation?—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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And Trump—who has been bashing Canada with annexation threats throughout trade talks—had also threatened a Section 301 investigation into impacts of the DST on the US economy, which meant other punitive measures could be coming if the DST wasn't removed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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“Expropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expropriation. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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