Thesaurus results for PREEMPTING

preempting

verb

present participle of preempt

as in seizing

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 preempting 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, 6 June 2026 The state passed a law last year preempting local governments from enacting or enforcing rules against presidential libraries. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026 With the circumlunar flight of Artemis II, and the prospect of landing astronauts on the lunar surface within a few years, humanity is preempting an era where the imprint of visiting the Moon would be erased from living memory. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026 Advocates want federal lawmakers to pass online safety laws around social media and AI tools without preempting states’ ability to regulate. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 But by preempting state standards entirely, Congress would effectively be making that decision itself. — John Cleveland, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 Florida lawmakers have passed many bills preempting local laws in recent years but a ban on local governments banning of single-use plastic straws. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026 The council instructed planners to release acreage currently earmarked for annexation back to Ada County, preempting future requests to incorporate the land into Boise for development. — Mark Dee january 27, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026

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Many developed a deep affection for the country and its artistic innovations, while seizing on business opportunities.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
And some have responded by seizing the female obsession with looks, already rooted in misogyny, and rebranding it with maximum toxicity—in other words, by becoming looksmaxxers.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

Definition of seizing

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Permethrin is a spray that works on clothing and gear to keep ticks from grabbing you, but do not put it directly on your skin!

— Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
As recently as 2021, he was accused of grabbing the mother of one of his children and throwing her to the ground.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 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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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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That came in response to growing protests by anti-migrant groups claiming, without evidence, that immigrants were contributing to South Africa’s high unemployment rate and problems with crime.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Across social media, there are videos of people claiming to have manifested everything, even their soulmate or dream home.

— Daisy Schofield, Allure, 13 July 2026

Definition of claiming

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Those charges stem from Vick allegedly breaking into a former girlfriend’s home, and he is accused of stealing multiple electronic devices, as well as unscrewing the camera that had been located on the porch of her home.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
Do resigned and admitted to stealing millions in discretionary funds meant to help seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic, instead directing the money to a nonprofit connected to him, according to an LAist report.

— Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Definition of stealing

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On the night Republicans approved the legislation in the Senate, Graham accused Democrats of obstructing the normal bipartisan process for appropriating federal money.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026
Instead, Angwin claims that Grammarly infringed the privacy and publicity rights of her and many other authors by appropriating their names and identities for commercial purposes without consent.

— Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026

Definition of appropriating

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