GARNISHEEING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

garnisheeing

verb

present participle of garnishee

as in confiscating

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In some videos, survivors accused soldiers of looting apartments and confiscating donated supplies—claims that remain difficult to independently verify but have fueled widespread outrage.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Amid anecdotal reports that airport security services have been confiscating bottles of ranch dressing that sports tourists have tried to smuggle out of the country, Kraft Heinz came up with a TSA-friendly size of ranch dressing.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 June 2026

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The obligation is trapped in Chicago — attaching to whoever owns, rents or builds here — while the benefit is fully portable, cashing the same in Florida as in the city.

— Stuart Loren, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
The bolts attaching this structure to the bottom of the spacecraft were then covered by plugs protecting them from the friction of re-entry.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

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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
The opposition’s narrative that Hollywood is usurping home rule is entirely backward.

— Keith Poliakoff, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 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

Definition of preempting

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