as in seized
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
the thoughtless teenagers had preempted front-row seats that were reserved for the guests of honor
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Recent Examples of preempted
Some American manufacturers preempted extra costs earlier this year.
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
If nothing else, Collier’s media hit seems to have preempted any closer examination into why the W deemed its newest rights deal worthy of a celebratory canter in the first place.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
And that was despite still being preempted in a quarter of markets!
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Sinclair Broadcast Group or Nexstar Media Group preempted the show from returning to their ABC-affiliate stations.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The saga started a week ago,when ABC indefinitely preempted Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Several comedians and organizations have spoken out in support of Kimmel since the network preempted airings of his show.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Demonstrators carried signs slamming Disney, ABC, the FCC and the TV station group owners who dealt the fatal blow to Kimmel by declaring that he would be preempted in heartland markets such as Nashville, New Orleans and Salt Lake City.
—Dan Doperalski, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Carr weighed in on Kimmel being preempted during an appearance on CNBC on Thursday morning.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
If nothing else, Collier’s media hit seems to have preempted any closer examination into why the W deemed its newest rights deal worthy of a celebratory canter in the first place.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
And that was despite still being preempted in a quarter of markets!
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Sinclair Broadcast Group or Nexstar Media Group preempted the show from returning to their ABC-affiliate stations.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The saga started a week ago,when ABC indefinitely preempted Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Several comedians and organizations have spoken out in support of Kimmel since the network preempted airings of his show.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Demonstrators carried signs slamming Disney, ABC, the FCC and the TV station group owners who dealt the fatal blow to Kimmel by declaring that he would be preempted in heartland markets such as Nashville, New Orleans and Salt Lake City.
—Dan Doperalski, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Carr weighed in on Kimmel being preempted during an appearance on CNBC on Thursday morning.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preempted
Verb
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In Gaza, the same preparations were being made to receive 250 Palestinian prisoners convicted of serious crimes, and 1,700 who were seized by Israel during the war and held without charge, including 22 children.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
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Israel is to free some 250 Palestinians serving prison sentences, as well as around 1,700 people seized from Gaza the past two years and held without charge.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Israel unleased a ferocious response that has claimed the lives of more then 67,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Yankees claimed a 9-6 comeback win, and announced their presence in the series with authority.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In his work recovering brands that hold emotional and nostalgic value for Cubans — many of which were created by businesses confiscated by the Cuban regime after 1959 — Haber has just launched Guayabita del Pinar in Miami.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nonetheless, the team was stopped and arrested briefly, the camera confiscated.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Craigslist, Google, and Facebook usurped most of what newspapers counted on for ad revenue, my beloved industry cratered in all but the urban power centers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The news comes as the Cybertruck was recently usurped from its position as America's best-selling electric pickup truck in the first quarter of 2025.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For 30 years, the solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestinians was thought to be the Oslo Accords, the 1993 agreements meant to produce a Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza, territory that Israel had conquered in 1967 and militarily occupied since.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Swedish military occupied the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during that time.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, she was momentarily stopped when one concert goer grabbed her, violently yanking her backwards and into the barricade.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Bruins grabbed four points with back-to-back wins over the Blackhawks and Washington Capitals.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The bride chose a buffet-style dinner for her nuptials, and assumed there would be plenty of food to go around.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Interestingly, what many Countdown viewers surely assumed to be a season-long threat — the aforementioned Volchek and his plan to explode multiple bombs at an outdoor Los Angeles galleria — was resolved early in Episode 10 of 13.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some of today’s most ubiquitous beauty trends were started by Latinas, appropriated by white mainstream audiences, and rebranded into something that only sounds new.—
Sofía Viera,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2025
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In addition, time has expired for spending money previously appropriated by Congress, so for all practical purposes, not only is the money gone, so too are the programs that the money was meant to fund.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Preempted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preempted. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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