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 Consider ongoing litigation between state governments and prediction-market companies, where the two sides are debating whether states are preempted from enforcing their gambling laws by a federal law on prediction markets. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026 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

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Verb

The conflict began on Wednesday when Tigrayan forces and their allies seized three local airports and launched attacks against federal troops in Afar and Amhara.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Democrats have seized on the issue as another way to tie Republican candidates to Trump’s policies, something that analysts said may have varying degrees of success in different swing states.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of seized

Verb

The state claimed the company favored certain accounts and allowed for violent or inaccurate content to proliferate.

— Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Russia has not claimed involvement in any of the incidents and has repeatedly denied conducting hybrid warfare or sabotage operations in NATO territory.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of claimed

Verb

The following day, all three outlets reported that their journalists had been denied access to the White House grounds, with MS NOW and Politico claiming press passes had been confiscated.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Soon after, Politico said its White House reporter Cheyenne Haslett was also denied entry and had her badge confiscated.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of confiscated

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Jason Speaking of football-loving families, the Kelces seem to have usurped the Mannings for the sport’s first family.

— Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
Howie Roseman acquired Bigsby after Week 1, and Bigsby eventually usurped Shipley as Barkley’s top backup.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of usurped

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His no-fuss, family-run restaurant (a firm local favourite) has occupied two bright rooms near the bustling Pignasecca market since 1938.

— Nicky Swallow, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026
Inside the home proper, much of its 400-sq-ft (37-sq-m) interior takes the same approach as Zook Cabins' log cabin-like Aspen Park Model and is mostly occupied by one large great room hosting a living room, kitchen, and dining area.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of occupied

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Except a woman who knew both of them eventually grabbed Leigh and more or less threw her into Beck.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Two veteran training officers and new paramedic Cristina DeBiase grabbed their equipment and gurney while another EMT remained with the ambulance and attempted to move it through traffic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of grabbed

Verb

The biggest lift came when a manager joined a sales teams dealing with new customers – and assumed a supportive role rather than taking a lead.

— Daniel E. Chavez, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
With a lot of Big Sur shut down and inaccessible from the south, and only days from the end of a mandatory evacuation, many visitors assumed the place was closed — even though Nepenthe kept its website updated throughout.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of assumed

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The rescissions would block $567 million appropriated for Health and Human Services programs for refugees, asylees and other non-citizens and $28 million for HHS research.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
The president responded by saying his administration wouldn't spend the $257 million appropriated by Congress on renovating the building unless the building also bears his name.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of appropriated

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