as in retrieved
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 repossessed
Then, their car was suddenly repossessed.
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Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Their house was auctioned off, and their car was repossessed.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Her car got repossessed, and she was nearly evicted.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
After the scheme came to light, federal officials said the dealership repossessed the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
When some of these planters defaulted, Jacob repossessed their plantations.
—Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The car was repossessed with the 2-year-old inside in the 2400 block of Fullerton Street in Detroit on Friday, March 27, according to MLive and NBC affiliate WDIV-TV.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
The car was repossessed by the Rambo Motor Company.
—Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, a judgment was entered in favor of the landlord after the 73-year-old actor did not respond to the complaint, according to People, which first reported the news, and the landlord repossessed the property.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Their house was auctioned off, and their car was repossessed.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Her car got repossessed, and she was nearly evicted.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
After the scheme came to light, federal officials said the dealership repossessed the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
When some of these planters defaulted, Jacob repossessed their plantations.
—Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The car was repossessed with the 2-year-old inside in the 2400 block of Fullerton Street in Detroit on Friday, March 27, according to MLive and NBC affiliate WDIV-TV.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
The car was repossessed by the Rambo Motor Company.
—Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, a judgment was entered in favor of the landlord after the 73-year-old actor did not respond to the complaint, according to People, which first reported the news, and the landlord repossessed the property.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repossessed
Verb
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Staff members retrieved the displays and items from any flooding.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Massey quickly retrieved it and fired it back into the infield.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The inmates, whose ages ranged from 19 to 42, were all eventually recaptured by October.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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All of the inmates were eventually recaptured after a monthslong search.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Talley fled the scene after the shooting, and officers later recovered a weapon when he was taken into custody, according to police.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Police recovered a knife at the scene.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Public frustration at the closure of the two east-west roads led to projects that reclaimed them.—
Neil Flanagan,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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The app launched on Thursday and is available on both the App Store and Google Play, and, according to the Post, over 500,000 former creators, including stars like Lele Pons, JimmyHere, MightyDuck, and Jack & Jack, have already reclaimed their accounts.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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“Repossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossessed. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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