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
On cross examination her attorney pointed out that the car was at risk of being repossessed, and that Rueda's instructions made sense when taking that into context.
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Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Cars are being repossessed at the highest rate since the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
What are my rights when my property is being repossessed?
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, Signal 99 released documentation showing that Pureval's car had been repossessed.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2025
Although recovery ratios have fallen in recent years—potentially lowering the number of actual repossessions—it is projected that over three million cars could be repossessed in 2025, a level only reached in 2009 during the Great Recession.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Car repossessions are not only soaring, but a smaller percentage of cars are even able to be repossessed.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Exeter repossessed the Pilot eight months ago.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
Inter reaching two Champions League finals in the past three seasons is nothing short of miraculous — particularly given the club got repossessed by the investment firm Oaktree just over a year ago.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Cars are being repossessed at the highest rate since the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
What are my rights when my property is being repossessed?
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, Signal 99 released documentation showing that Pureval's car had been repossessed.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2025
Although recovery ratios have fallen in recent years—potentially lowering the number of actual repossessions—it is projected that over three million cars could be repossessed in 2025, a level only reached in 2009 during the Great Recession.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Car repossessions are not only soaring, but a smaller percentage of cars are even able to be repossessed.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Exeter repossessed the Pilot eight months ago.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
Inter reaching two Champions League finals in the past three seasons is nothing short of miraculous — particularly given the club got repossessed by the investment firm Oaktree just over a year ago.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repossessed
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Read retrieved Hunter and brought her back to Sacramento where the pair plotted the near-fatal attack.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Epstein's property manager also recounted the handover in his interview with federal agents, describing that Lavery retrieved the computers in the fall of 2005.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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All were recaptured in a little more than 24 hours.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The swagger with which the 2013-14 and 2014-15 teams played could never be recaptured.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of firearms also were recovered, including handguns with images of Santa Muerte (a Mexican folk saint venerated by drug dealers) and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Shortly after the company found new ownership via the Retirement Systems of Alabama, COVID walloped the movie theater business — and iPic’s box office revenues and balance sheets never recovered.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Waste Management ripped higher off the November lows, reclaimed both the 50-day and 200-day, and drove straight back into the prior highs in the $238 to $240 area.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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As things stand with a dozen matches still to play, Wednesday are on course to finish the season with a minus points total, seven of the 18 points deducted for breaches of financial rules last autumn yet to be reclaimed by a team who have scored just twice since Boxing Day.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Repossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossessed. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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