Thesaurus results for PREEMPTED

preempted

verb

past tense of preempt

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 The rollout was preempted when hackers leaked apparent footage online this week. — Russ Bynum, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 In May, the Second Circuit ruled that New York’s law was preempted by federal regulations, specifically the National Bank Act. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 Declare the rules preempted by the 2018 Farm Bill under the Supremacy Clause. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 The California Restaurant Association challenged the ban in federal court, saying the city’s ban preempted Energy Policy and Conservation Act rules on energy use of gas appliances, including those in households and restaurant kitchens. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 On July 8, a federal judge in Manhattan denied Kalshi's bid to block New York's regulators, holding the state's gambling laws are not preempted as applied to sports contracts. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 This week wasn’t a total loss for SerpApi and Perplexity AI, which did manage to get Reddit’s unjust enrichment and unfair competition claims tossed, since they were both preempted by the Copyright Act. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 But the Court finds the state law is likely preempted in many respects. — Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 27 July 2026 Pierron, who recalled not being able to watch the 1986 World Cup final in Olathe because it had been preempted by a telethon, bought season tickets right away. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

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When asked about the spate of shootings, White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told NPR that the task force has made more than 11,000 arrests and seized more than 2,000 firearms.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
Investors seized on that weakness, many placing bets that the cryptocurrency would be stuck in that range for some time to come.

— Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of seized

Verb

In his comments, the most substantial since taking on the new role, Rezaei also claimed the US’ attack on Iran had encouraged countries to seek protection by acquiring nuclear weapons.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The league also claimed Gold participated in parlay bets on NFL and college games.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of claimed

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The order also noted that $160 that had been confiscated in the arrest would be forfeited to MVHTTF, which appears to stand for the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Human rights organizations and medical volunteers have said that among the items being confiscated are incubators, ventilators and antibiotics.

— Leila Fadel, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of confiscated

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When Shuja was usurped in Afghanistan by a rival brother, Shuja’s wife, Wa’fa Begum, fled to Lahore for safety.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Colby opened camp on the first string but has been usurped the past week by veteran Rob Jones, whose violent streak showed up well in Tuesday’s action against the Titans.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of usurped

Verb

By Israel’s calculation, Turkey occupied 5% of Syrian territory, though essentially with Damascus’s blessing and cooperation.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026
No major injuries were reported, but a short time later the Jeep collided head on with a car occupied by four people.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of occupied

Verb

Village officials said the coyote grabbed a small dog from a yard in the Tangley Oaks subdivision.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Freeland grabbed at his back after delivering a pitch to Ben Rortvedt, who flied out on the play, and was removed after allowing four runs on six hits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of grabbed

Verb

Control of South Korean troops was assumed by United Nations Command, and in 1978, by the Combined Forces Command (CFC), which has always been led by an American general.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
This meant that they were designed to administer large, complicated, stable programs through careful planning and centralized control and that the problems they were supposed to address were assumed to be known in advance.

— Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of assumed

Verb

Updates in the court battle offered some behind-the-scenes details about the renovation project, for which Congress appropriated $257 million.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Although Congress appropriated $345 million for the 2026 fiscal year, much of it has gone unspent, with only $15 million going to grants so far.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of appropriated

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