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 Missouri Court of Appeals went on to reject Monsanto's arguments that FIFRA preempted Durnell's lawsuit, and the state's supreme court declined to review the decision.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The complaint argues that the Kansas law is preempted by federal statute, citing two 1996 laws that limit what public benefits undocumented immigrants can receive.
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Matthew Kelly
updated June 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Those claims are now preempted by federal law.
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Diana Novak Jones,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Felicis preempted the round which brought Runlayer’s total capital raised to $42 million.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
The industry argued that New York’s public nuisance law is preempted by the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, enacted by Congress in 2005.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
The Weird and Wild column had to be preempted by other programming these last couple of weeks.
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Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Frost noted that the show was preempted for six out of eight weeks of airing as the network turned its attention to the Gulf War.
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Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
In February 2025, a state appeals court upheld the jury’s verdict, ruling that Missouri’s laws requiring companies to warn of dangers are not preempted by federal law.
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Sarah J. Morath,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The complaint argues that the Kansas law is preempted by federal statute, citing two 1996 laws that limit what public benefits undocumented immigrants can receive.
—
Matthew Kelly
updated June 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Those claims are now preempted by federal law.
—
Diana Novak Jones,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Felicis preempted the round which brought Runlayer’s total capital raised to $42 million.
—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
The industry argued that New York’s public nuisance law is preempted by the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, enacted by Congress in 2005.
—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
The Weird and Wild column had to be preempted by other programming these last couple of weeks.
—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Frost noted that the show was preempted for six out of eight weeks of airing as the network turned its attention to the Gulf War.
—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
In February 2025, a state appeals court upheld the jury’s verdict, ruling that Missouri’s laws requiring companies to warn of dangers are not preempted by federal law.
—
Sarah J. Morath,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preempted
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Merchandise including counterfeit perfumes, Rolex watches, knockoff Knicks apparel, sunglasses, electronics and Labubus were seized, in addition to $145,000 in cash, police said.
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Barely six months ago, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a daring and deadly raid.
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The woman claimed that the street vendor had thrown the Mexican seasoning — Tajin — on her face.
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Iran has not claimed responsibility.
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In Dallas, the FBI recently announced agents confiscated four drones that allegedly violated Temporary Flight Restrictions over AT&T Stadium and the city's FIFA Fan Festival.
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The majority found that the cruise lines were trafficking in property confiscated from the American owner of a docks company decades earlier.
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in March upheld a complaint by Ukraine that Russia’s chess federation had usurped control of the game in areas of Ukraine captured by the Russian military.
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James Purefoy plays King Randor, He-Man’s father and the previous ruler of Eternia who was usurped by Skeletor.
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But the location of his grave was lost once British troops retook the city in late 1778 and occupied it through the war’s end, camping in the cemetery.
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Dying was such a momentous thing to do, and while Matthew, their dear friend, their cousin-brother, had been off doing it, the women had occupied themselves with such frivolities as cleaning and heat.
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This is just one in a sweaty dungeon of hundreds of TikTok videos that show women being stalked, grabbed, tortured, tossed to the ground, and handcuffed by scary masked soldiers.
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Her mother asked what had just happened, and the girl related that Spencer had grabbed her.
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Many business leaders assumed the semiconductor crisis ended with the pandemic.
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The defense attorney said police automatically assumed her client was the suspect from the start.
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According to Dallas, City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert may negotiate pre-development agreements on prospective sites and has appropriated up to $3 million in funds for that work.
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Federal officials have allocated millions of dollars to the project through the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, while Congress appropriated $40 million last year to purchase statues.
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