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
That house, now a museum, was repossessed three years later, and the family bounced around other homes in the area before moving to Memphis when Presley was 13 years old.
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2026
What was leased will be repossessed to recover debt in bankruptcy court.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Then, their car was suddenly repossessed.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 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
Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2026
What was leased will be repossessed to recover debt in bankruptcy court.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Then, their car was suddenly repossessed.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repossessed
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Outside, Kirkpatrick allegedly retrieved a black handgun from a vehicle and shot toward the victim, the probable cause statement said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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The two fought in the parking lot before McGill ran to his vehicle and retrieved a metal bat.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Data center context and competitive pressure The server CPU market has shifted considerably since AMD’s EPYC Milan recaptured meaningful share from Intel in the early 2020s.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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Khartoum has largely been spared attacks by the RSF since it was recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces last year, but the capital has recently seen sporadic strikes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Photos released by the FGR appear to show agents navigating the underground passageway, access points leading into the tunnel and evidence recovered during the operation.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Western, for his part, had by this time recovered something of his usual bluster, and began again upon the subject of Blifil, commending his estate and his family with great earnestness, as though these considerations alone ought to have settled the matter long since.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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As Russia’s advance stalls, Ukraine boosts long-range strikes After a series of gains last year, Russia’s advances along the over 600-mile front line have ground to a near halt recently, and Ukraine’s armed forces have launched successful counterstrikes and reclaimed some ground.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The stock has reclaimed its 200-day moving average and relative strength is improving as investors rotate back toward airlines with pricing power and premium demand exposure.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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“Repossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossessed. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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