as in to retrieve
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 repossess
The official filing imposed an automatic stay on most collection activities, prohibiting creditors from suing, garnishing wages, repossessing property, or demanding repayment through mail or phone.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Specifically, the county has had to borrow a copy machine from the library because the county could not pay a bill to a related company and several copy machines were repossessed.
—Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2025
With the end of his makeshift home just around the corner, Keitaro commits to launching a firework his father left behind before the building is repossessed.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Somehow, this all led to Angie tweeting that Lisa’s car was repossessed, which Heather (who, on account of losing her voice, sounds like Harvey Fierstein) points out was information that came from Bronwyn.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Specifically, the county has had to borrow a copy machine from the library because the county could not pay a bill to a related company and several copy machines were repossessed.
—Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2025
With the end of his makeshift home just around the corner, Keitaro commits to launching a firework his father left behind before the building is repossessed.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Somehow, this all led to Angie tweeting that Lisa’s car was repossessed, which Heather (who, on account of losing her voice, sounds like Harvey Fierstein) points out was information that came from Bronwyn.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repossess
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Lawyers for Khalil disputed the government’s account of the situation and said Khalil’s wife went into their apartment to retrieve his Green Card only for the agents to arrest him.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Trend Micro said that the de-obfuscated script in the ransom note executed a PowerShell command which performs a multi-stage operation: retrieving a ransomware loader (cwiper.exe), ktool.exe and other PowerShell scripts.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Reds hope Díaz regains his form and can be back helping the team win later this season.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2025
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Alas, recapturing that magic on the movie screen has proved elusive.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Remember, when the market crashed in 1929, the Dow would not recapture its Roaring ’20s high until 1954.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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In some cases, a text scammer will be able to extract enough of a response to track down the person’s social media accounts and lock them out and people are willing to pay to reclaim their accounts.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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While Trump didn't explicitly endorse any specific plan to circumvent this rule, some have speculated that a scenario could unfold where Vice President JD Vance becomes president in 2028 and steps aside to allow Trump to reclaim the office.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Agents and forensic experts from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recovered and analyzed key evidence from the Tesla attack, including Molotov cocktails allegedly used in the arson.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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But his estate and the owners of the involved boats were sued by the U.S. Department of Justice to recover the cleanup costs.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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“Repossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossess. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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