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
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.
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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.
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Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 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.
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Fresno Bee,
Mercury News,
16 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.
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Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
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.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
Weeks after giving Connie her new car, however, the vehicle was repossessed for nonpayment.
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Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
Her car got repossessed, and she was nearly evicted.
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Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2026
After the scheme came to light, federal officials said the dealership repossessed the vehicle.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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
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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repossessed
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On Monday evening, 18-year-old suspect Bradley Scott Sayer allegedly did a walk-through of the building, retrieved a shotgun from his vehicle and fatally shot Johnson at the main door and Hull inside.
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Wallick believed Martinez-Sarmiento had retrieved a weapon from a car and was going to menace others outside the nightclub, the district attorney’s office said.
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He was recaptured and indicted on a charge of obstructing a pending immigration proceeding.
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He was recaptured and indicted on a charge of obstructing a pending immigration proceeding.
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Texts, screen grabs, recordings and other records recovered from a search of Rinderknecht’s cellphones and presented in court portrayed a man who was by turns lonely and livid, angry at billionaires and ex-romantic partners while seemingly scared about his own declining mental health.
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On Wednesday morning, South Korea’s Kospi bounced back by 3% and Samsung recovered much of its losses with a 7% surge – the latest sign that Tuesday’s plunge marked a momentary dip similar to those that have recurred over recent months.
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In rolling to a fourth straight win — their longest such streak in more than a month — the Rays also reclaimed first place in the American League East by percentage points over the Yankees, who have been on top for the last two weeks.
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As the wood is reclaimed, not two coffee tables are exactly alike and each piece of wood has natural variation for a unique and eclectic finish.
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“Repossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossessed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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