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
Tankersley was charged in connection with a shooting that happened on June 12, 2025, in the 10800 block of Nottingham Road in Detroit, during an altercation that police said resulted while her truck was repossessed.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Typically, car loans are the last thing that Americans are late to pay out of fear their vehicle could be repossessed.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
For some Texans, that stress escalates after a vehicle is repossessed — followed by intimidating notices warning that wages could be garnished to collect the remaining balance.
—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
Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Typically, car loans are the last thing that Americans are late to pay out of fear their vehicle could be repossessed.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
For some Texans, that stress escalates after a vehicle is repossessed — followed by intimidating notices warning that wages could be garnished to collect the remaining balance.
—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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The items were retrieved from her personal collection after her death.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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Pilgrims also threw in coins as offerings, some later retrieved by impoverished people to survive.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 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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The inmate was recaptured around 10 minutes later.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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After obtaining a search warrant for the home, authorities recovered a pistol in the living room next to Battle’s purse and a bullet casing that matched the gun’s caliber in the hallway.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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He is accused of invasive visual recording and was later charged with possession and production of child pornography after police recovered illicit images and videos from his phone.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The blue-chip index reclaimed 45,000 in August 2025 before eclipsing 46,000, 47,000 and 48,000 in quick succession across the following months.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Bitcoin reclaimed almost all of the losses registered during Thursday’s crypto meltdown.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Repossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossessed. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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