repossessed

past tense of repossess
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 The bestselling author of The Help, Kathryn Stockett serves up a yarn set in the Mississippi Delta during the Depression, when tea was sweet, cafés were segregated, and a fourth of the state’s private property had been repossessed. Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 Courts have also been reluctant to treat a surname as property that can be repossessed upon divorce. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026 For example, if a vehicle is repossessed after death and sold for less than the amount owed, the lender may seek the deficiency balance from the estate. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 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 As Connie explains in the documentary, her suspicions were raised after a car Parker had gifted her was repossessed because it had never actually been purchased. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026 Weeks after giving Connie her new car, however, the vehicle was repossessed for nonpayment. Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
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  • 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
  • One man, Clifford Boisa, died immediately after being retrieved from the chilly water.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • China successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket after a launch on Friday in a breakthrough for the country’s space program, state media said.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Before being released, each snake is microchipped so they can be identified if they are recaptured; the chips also help biologists track the snakes’ movement.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
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  • Although several arrests were made, no one was charged and it was never recovered.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Rowlan has fully recovered from his injuries and is now thriving at his forever home in Phoenix.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • The stock reclaimed its 200-day moving average, pushed above $120, and hasn't looked back since.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Faux Barnwood Floors Original barnwood flooring that’s reclaimed from old barns has been a popular choice for farmhouse and rustic style interiors.
    Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 13 July 2026

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“Repossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossessed. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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