repossesses

verb

present tense third-person singular of repossess
as in retrieves
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 Synonyms for repossesses
  1. retrieves
  2. recaptures
  3. recovers
  4. reclaims
Verb
  • The catch shows up in production, where a model that retrieves text resembling the question still doesn’t understand how the business fits together.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Ann Wang | Reuters Amon shared an example of an agent that instantly retrieves details of banking transactions, eliminating the need for a user to navigate through the app and manually locate the information.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Definition of retrieves
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  • Oh, there’s a pipe dream out there, all about a once-great player who recaptures the old magic, but that’s hardly the appropriate mood.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • While not a full-fledged continuation of the fantastic action show Lycoris Recoil, this series of shorts recaptures the other half of the 2022 girls-with-guns series.
    — Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of recaptures
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  • While mother eagle Jackie recovers at the Ojai Raptor Center, her partner Shadow and their pair of subadult eagles, Sandy and Luna, continue life in their nest in Big Bear Valley.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
  • Enterprise Mobility told the Tribune it either gives the city the necessary information to ticket the renter or driver directly, or pays the violation and then recovers the cost from the renter.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of recovers
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  • With unprecedented access and bold voices leading a new movement, Death Boom reclaims the end of life with humanity, sustainability and just the right dose of dark humor.
    — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • This story reclaims that for him.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Definition of reclaims
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