repossess

verb

ˌrē-pə-ˈzes How to pronounce repossess (audio)
Definition of repossessnext
as in to retrieve
to get again in one's possession if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car

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Recent Examples of repossess Free college is a claim on knowledge no one can repossess. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 If a lender in Maryland needs a car repossessed in Seattle and doesn’t know any agents there, a forwarder with a national repo database may manage the job, from assignment to resolution. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The family only lived in the home for three years before it was repossessed and they were forced to move, staying in a handful of homes around the area until settling in a more permanent home in Memphis in 1948. — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026 Horn Barbecue once had a location in Old Town Elk Grove, but it was repossessed by its landlord in January, less than a year after opening. — Fresno Bee, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for repossess
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repossess
  1. retrieve
  2. regain
  3. recapture
  4. reclaim
  5. recover
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  • Within minutes, other officers arrived to retrieve their bodies and return gunfire.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Seventeen people were retrieved, including one man who was later declared dead and three people who were transported to a local hospital and later released, according to Crispen.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of retrieve
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  • De la Fuente’s side are exceptional at counter-pressing — collapsing on to the ball to quickly regain possession and sustain their attack to suffocate the other team.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • In a 2025 Stanford interview, Levitin explains how music can even help Parkinson's patients regain movement and reduce chronic pain.
    — Bija Bennett, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of regain
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  • No one’s expecting the ATL astronaut to recapture a 2014-15 imperial peak marked by classics like DS2, Monster, Beast Mode, and 56 Nights.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • By researching Seth, Jacob is trying to recapture or devise a purer form of relating.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of recapture
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  • There were painful learning experiences between winning Euro 2012 under Vicente del Bosque and reclaiming that title 12 years later with De la Fuente.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Spain reclaimed football's biggest prize on Sunday, defeating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in a tense World Cup final that delivered high drama both on and off the pitch.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of reclaim
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  • The body of a second victim was recovered Thursday following the sinking of a three-level yacht near Alcatraz Island and has been identified by San Francisco authorities as a Sacramento County resident.
    — Michael McGough Updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • This could soon change, at least for China, which recovered its first reusable orbital-class rocket booster following a launch earlier this month.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Definition of recover

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“Repossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossess. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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