repossessing

present participle of repossess
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 His 2023 relief proposal relies on credits issued on Jackson County residents’ next three years of tax bills, which would rely on repossessing tax revenue that had already been dispersed to agencies and school districts. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Quavo and Saweetie would end up splitting a few months later in March 2021, which spurred speculation about Huncho possibly repossessing the car. 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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  • Cloudflare reports that more than half of AI crawler traffic involves retrieving pages that have not changed.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Because many of the dogs from Sacramento County were transferred to Miranda’s Rescue through a third party without the shelter’s knowledge, retrieving the dogs is legally complex, according to the release.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
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  • In order to compete, moving forward now requires absorbing and building other businesses entirely, recapturing layers that retail previously handed off.
    Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • This is not a franchise that seems capable of really recapturing the magic of the circumstances that birthed it; some good things are best left untouched and alone.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
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  • The next test is reclaiming the June peak near $148, and that test arrives fast, with second-quarter earnings due next week.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • Instead, focus on reclaiming fundamental, free-flowing human movements to build true tissue resilience.
    Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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  • Ashley Turner said the doctors had told her family that her father was recovering quickly and, with hope, would get to go home after two more surgeries.
    Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Rescue divers searched for approximately 30 minutes before recovering Murphy's body about 65 feet out and bringing it to shore, according to the reports.
    Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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“Repossessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossessing. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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