GARNISHEEING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

garnisheeing

verb

present participle of garnishee

as in confiscating

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While appearing to regulate I-9 compliance, its core purpose is to prevent employers from coercing or intimidating vulnerable workers by confiscating or retaining their IDs.

— Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Romanian authorities indicted the Tate brothers on the charges in June 2023, placing them on house arrest and confiscating several of their assets.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

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Brands attaching themselves to an artist mid-cycle, rather than for a single campaign moment, are effectively buying a share of an entire marketing ecosystem instead of a single ad unit.

— Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The lawsuit says the HFPA members were promised lifetime Golden Globes tickets and voting privileges, along with other perks, which Penske reneged on by attaching unworkable conditions.

— Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 29 July 2026

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Eggers made his name by deriding, and then usurping, the literary establishment, in the process defying the tired binary of pure artist versus sellout.

— Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Beulah's spurned heir Joaquin (Juan Pablo Raba) calls up the mysterious Mariana (Raoul Max Trujillo) to help with his many problems, which include his ranch-usurping half-brother Rob-Will and those Duttons from Montana.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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But there are several downsides for players in preempting an MLB lockout by going on strike.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Congress this week released a bipartisan framework that would establish the first broad federal approach to AI regulation while temporarily preempting many state laws.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 June 2026

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