as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back
an account of France's loss of the Louisiana Territory to Spain and its brief repossession of the area before selling it to the U.S. in 1803
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Recent Examples of repossession
As the article noted, auto repossessions this year are the highest since 2009.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Although the financial stress on subprime car borrowers has stabilized in 2025 after large increases in late payments and repossessions over the past two years, economists fear what might happen if the labor market grows considerably weaker and layoffs become more common.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 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
Last month’s pricing record of $50,080 comes as auto loan delinquencies, defaults and repossessions have increased in recent months and years, particularly for consumers with subprime credit — or those with a FICO score below 620.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 Oct. 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
The growing costs to buy and maintain a car –exacerbated by inflation and tariffs –are leading to rising auto loan defaults and repossessions and a potential crisis for American consumers left unprotected by the federal government, according to a new report by a consumer advocacy organization.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Although the financial stress on subprime car borrowers has stabilized in 2025 after large increases in late payments and repossessions over the past two years, economists fear what might happen if the labor market grows considerably weaker and layoffs become more common.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 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
Last month’s pricing record of $50,080 comes as auto loan delinquencies, defaults and repossessions have increased in recent months and years, particularly for consumers with subprime credit — or those with a FICO score below 620.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 Oct. 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
The growing costs to buy and maintain a car –exacerbated by inflation and tariffs –are leading to rising auto loan defaults and repossessions and a potential crisis for American consumers left unprotected by the federal government, according to a new report by a consumer advocacy organization.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repossession
Noun
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This is what makes Monaleo’s reclamation of BAP all the more epic and incredible.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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For generations, Black people have been told that our natural textures needed to be tamed, straightened, or hidden, and locs stood as both resistance and reclamation.—
Jailynn Tayor,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The National Guard was deployed to assist in emergency response and recovery efforts.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Its congregation, filled with influential regional leaders, are praying for her recovery, Hughes said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Repossession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossession. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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