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
The Corner is part of an ongoing series of pop-ups and brand takeovers at the Nordstrom NYC flagship in a dedicated space on the corner of 57th and Broadway, the retailer noted.
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Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Stabilizing the budget and preventing future takeovers will take buy-in and support from the whole community, Superintendent Cheryl Cotton said.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Stabilizing the budget and preventing future takeovers will take buy-in and support from the whole community, Superintendent Cheryl Cotton said.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takeovers
Noun
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Then, uncontrolled, jerky movements develop as well as vision loss, dementia, and seizures.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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His father, Rob Sampson, added to CBS News that Logan has only had two seizures, but could be vulnerable without his medication.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even when TCUs receive federal appropriations, per-student funding levels lag far behind national averages.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Georgia firebrand, who has been insistent that the United States stay out of affairs abroad, has attempted similar amendments to both the NDAA and appropriations bills in past years and recently, with no success.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 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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The simultaneous invasions by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union at the beginning of World War II in 1939 nearly led to the erasure of Poland, which went on to survive after the conflict as a Soviet satellite state until transitioning to democracy in 1989 and joining NATO a decade later.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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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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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 18 Sep. 2025.
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