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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnisheeing
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The sisters’ mother, Vesta Louis, told Politico this week that federal investigators raided both of their homes in simultaneous operations on March 23, confiscating their cellphones and other electronics.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026 -
While Tehran is being bombarded, the regime’s security forces have been stationed at checkpoints across the city, searching civilians and confiscating their phones.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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To do so, Republicans intend to keep the bill narrowly focused on the funding, rather than attaching other priorities.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Rescuers were finally able to free Troy Saturday evening by guiding him with harnesses and attaching him to a boat, according to the fire district.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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One wonders how long the citizens of those communities are going to put up with the state usurping their authority to govern themselves.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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One of the things that's gone really wrong in America is this gas station/convenience store/fast food restaurant that is usurping small town America.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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But by preempting state standards entirely, Congress would effectively be making that decision itself.—
John Cleveland,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Florida lawmakers have passed many bills preempting local laws in recent years but a ban on local governments banning of single-use plastic straws.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Garnisheeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnisheeing. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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