as in seizures
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the new government's high-handed takeover of private industries
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Recent Examples of takeovers
An expert in crime prevention and reduction told Fox News Digital that the recent rash of urban organized street takeovers leaves residents in fear, and feeling like authorities don't have control over the streets they are supposed to protect.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Over Labor Day weekend, Milwaukee police officers responded to at least 15 calls related to takeovers, JS public safety reporter David Clarey wrote.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The street racing, the takeovers.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
The campaign will be supported across social media, cable TV placements, out-of-home advertisements across the Chief’s hometown of Kansas City, a partnership with the NFL’s The Ringer podcast and takeovers within fantasy sports content.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Organizers from Chicago — as well as from Boston, New York and other cities that might be subjected to takeovers — have reached out to Free DC to glean lessons from their resistance efforts, Chatterjee said.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
That said, passkeys provide an authentication alternative that’s by far the most resistant to date to the types of account takeovers that have vexed online services and their users for decades.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
The collection will see in-person activation, a podcast partnership with The Ringer and takeovers on fantasy sports platforms.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Over Labor Day weekend, Milwaukee police officers responded to at least 15 calls related to takeovers, JS public safety reporter David Clarey wrote.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The street racing, the takeovers.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
The campaign will be supported across social media, cable TV placements, out-of-home advertisements across the Chief’s hometown of Kansas City, a partnership with the NFL’s The Ringer podcast and takeovers within fantasy sports content.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Organizers from Chicago — as well as from Boston, New York and other cities that might be subjected to takeovers — have reached out to Free DC to glean lessons from their resistance efforts, Chatterjee said.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
That said, passkeys provide an authentication alternative that’s by far the most resistant to date to the types of account takeovers that have vexed online services and their users for decades.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
The collection will see in-person activation, a podcast partnership with The Ringer and takeovers on fantasy sports platforms.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takeovers
Noun
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The original Streameast has still been accessible since the August 2024 seizures.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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In essence, the court approved of what amounted to the INS’s reliance on racial profiling to seize entire workforces without individualized objective facts and rational inferences normally required under the Fourth Amendment for seizures of a person.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In his pitch for privatization, Allen decries New College’s reliance on state appropriations and claims the school has never been well-suited for the State University System, pointing to its unusually high cost in taxpayer dollars per student.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, it has been funded with a relatively even split of private donations to support its programming, and federal appropriations provided by Congress to support its core operations including the maintenance of the facilities, further underscoring its unique status.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But county commissioners voted in February to put a moratorium on annexations and incorporations for at least five years to give the county time to assess the fiscal impact of future annexation and incorporations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This time producer Brad Ingelsby tapped Mark Ruffalo as a depressed and traumatized FBI agent leading a task force investigating a series of home invasions targeting drug dens in the area.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The power vacuum that ensues during this transition process has made the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, susceptible to foreign invasions and internal turmoil.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Land expropriations will also be authorized.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Takeovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takeovers. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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