as in retrieving
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 repossessing
Quavo and Saweetie would end up splitting a few months later in March 2021, which spurred speculation about Huncho possibly repossessing the car.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025
While these cars may be all consumers can afford, banks aren’t interested in repossessing them because the vehicle’s value is less than its repossession and sale.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Penn complained, arguing the law prohibits repossessing a car with someone inside, and demanded $150,000 in compensation.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025
While these cars may be all consumers can afford, banks aren’t interested in repossessing them because the vehicle’s value is less than its repossession and sale.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Penn complained, arguing the law prohibits repossessing a car with someone inside, and demanded $150,000 in compensation.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repossessing
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Authorities allege the child remained unconscious in the pool for approximately 20 minutes before Johnson was seen retrieving him.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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The incident featured former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles allegedly retrieving a gun from the car of Miller, who was not accused of wrongdoing, and giving it to another man, Michael Davis.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2026
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Stocks had been on a tear before the past few sessions, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting fresh record highs last week, and the Dow briefly recapturing the 50,000 level.—
Liz Napolitano,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Despite everything the Pacers’ core has shown in its last two playoff appearances, Pritchard could be wrong about the likelihood of recapturing that postseason magic anytime soon.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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From a new return-to-office policy, to an indigenous tribe reclaiming ancestral land, here’s a roundup of the top Sacramento Bee stories from this past week.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Since leaving her longtime record label in 2025 to become an independent artist, Rexha has been reclaiming her voice.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Williams said the teen boy and the young girls are recovering from their injuries.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The league is finally recovering from a turbulent decade during which television ratings dropped by nearly 48% as many of its most prominent players, coaches and executives increasingly inserted themselves into partisan political debates.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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“Repossessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossessing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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